Nobody knows me on the net! Really?

On the online platform Medienstark, families give an insight into their everyday media life. For example, a discussion on the subject of privacy arises in the Biel family when their twelve-year-old daughter presents a newspaper clipping - of a girl who has published hundreds of intimate pictures of herself

In a place where millions of people gather, nothing is really private. Everyone realises that. But what about the internet? Every day, more than 1.5 billion images are uploaded to Facebook alone. With numbers like that, you lose faith in privacy. People often share pictures in intimate situations. People are together, take photos and send them to each other. Shortly afterwards, the picture ends up on the other person's smartphone. But we don't know where the picture has left traces. Privacy is becoming increasingly abstract in the age of digitalisation. Family B., the family portrayed on Medienstark, therefore discusses situations they have heard or read about. They are doing exactly the right thing. Experts advise: Encourage your children to discuss how they use the net. As is so often the case in parenting, there is no simple right or wrong. Rather, it's about giving it some thought, being more aware of your behaviour and defining rules. Precisely because privacy is not always tangible. In the real world, we weigh up who we share what information with. We consider whether the person we are telling something to is trustworthy. And that's exactly how it should be on the internet. Programmes such as WhatsApp and the like do not force us to disclose intimate information.

Six minutes under the magnifying glass

Put it to the test: arrange a completely normal day with your children. Pick out six minutes from this day and consciously recognise them. Then analyse this short period of time together. What did I reveal about myself? Is there any information that I would have preferred to keep to myself? Discuss the results with your family. We learn to open up on social networks. But are social networks making us more naive or more savvy when it comes to our privacy? It's not just social networks - profiles are created everywhere with information that ultimately leads back to our person: when we withdraw money with our bank card, for example, study the timetable online or google illnesses. The question is: is this a bad thing? What do we disclose and how do we benefit from it? The important thing is not just to be techno-euphoric, but also to question things critically. You can practise this with your children in discussions.

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