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Understanding Digital Identity

Read the surf lifesaving club scenario and complete each task. Use safe, fictional details only—never write your real passwords, address, phone number or account names.

Talia’s club post

Talia is helping the surf lifesaving club share a weekend training update. She drafts a post saying, “Great session today!” The photo also shows her name badge, a club sign-in sheet with phone numbers, and a location tag that gives the exact beach and time. Before posting, she asks Lachlan and Omar whether they are happy to appear in the photo.

1.Choose the best description of a person’s digital identity.

Only the profile photo they choose
Information and activity linked to them online, including what they share and what others share about them
Only private messages
Only information they deliberately post

2.For each item, decide whether it could contribute to a person’s digital footprint: a club photo shared by a friend; a search typed into a website; a comment posted on a public page; an online purchase record.

3.Identify three details in Talia’s draft that could reveal private information or create a safety risk.

4.Which change would best reduce the risks in Talia’s post while still sharing the club update?

Keep everything visible but add a smiley face
Crop or retake the photo to hide identifying details, remove the precise location and time, and get permission from people shown
Add everyone’s full names so viewers know who is there
Ask a stranger online to check whether the post is safe

5.True or false: Setting an account to private guarantees that no one can copy, save or share a post.

TrueFalse

6.Lachlan uses the same short password for his game, email and social account. Explain two improvements he should make without writing an actual password.

7.Omar receives a follow request from an account claiming to be a young surf club member. They have mutual followers and ask which beach the club will visit next. What should Omar do, and why?

8.A club member discovers that someone has posted an embarrassing photo of them without permission. Give two safe next steps.

9.Write a safer version of Talia’s update in one or two sentences. Do not include names, exact location, schedules or contact details.

10.Create a memorable safety reminder for a younger surf club member. Include one practical action they can take before sharing something online.