The “9 Key Ps” of digital citizenship

Source: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-need-to-know-vicki-davis
By Vicki Davis

1. Passwords

• how to create a secure password?

2. Private information

• how to protect information that can be used to identify a person such as address, email, and phone number?

3. Personal information

• who will you share it with? (e.g. on Facebook)

4. Photographs

• how to turn off a geotagging feature?
• how does facial recognition software work?

5. Property

• how to respect the property rights of those who create intellectual property?
• how to generate a license for your own work?

6. Permission

• how to get permission for work used, and how to cite it?

7. Protection

• what are viruses, malware, phishing, ransomware, and identity theft, and how do these things work?

8. Professionalism

• what are netiquette, online grammar, and cultural taboos?

9. Personal brand

• how do you want to be and how are you perceived online?

To become a digital citizen you need knowledge and experience to act responsibly online.