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2.3 Outing

What is it?

Another form of cyberbullying is the act of outing, meaning the act of sharing and publishing private information online or forwarding personal communications to people who did not mean to be the recipients. It aims at embarrassing or publicly humiliating a person through the online posting of sensitive, private or embarrassing information without their consent. As an action, it can cause real psychological damage to the people involved.

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Data protection

Sometimes outing can happen due to our negligence to protect our personal data. How can you raise awareness of data protection in your classroom?

It is necessary to constantly repeat the rules of conduct on the internet and teach them. We need to raise awareness on the repercussions of making ourselves public. We need to teach pupils about the importance of conducting ourselves ethically online and that decisions made at a young age can have severe repercussions ever some years later. I think that it all boils down to educations and to make pupils aware in terms of statistics about the effects of being online.

2.2 Impersonation

What is it?
It is the action of hijacking someone’s Facebook page when they are still logged in, but not present. It involves the unauthorised alteration of information on an individual’s online social network site. This type of bullying happens in an offline context, when the victim leaves their phone of computer unlocked, but it’s actually taking place online.

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2011/10/27/scary-halloween-cyber-pranks/

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A modern form of prank or a severe violation of privacy?

It seems that the central aim of impersonation is to amuse the members of the victim’s social network. Based on this, should we consider it just a simple new form of prank or a severe violation of privacy? Share your views about this question below.

This practice can start as a joke, but it is not a joke at all. Like any form of joke, this online prank has its limits. What may be intended as a joke can have the effect of violating privacy. We should, however, treat the act based on the effect, not the intention.

2.1 Bullying online

Cyberbullying is often defined as bullying using electronic forms of contact such as email, chat rooms, blogs, websites, social networking sites, virtual learning environments, mobile phones etc. for repeatedly deliberate and hostile behaviour by an individual or group aiming at hurting another individual

Insafe and INHOPE work together through a network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs)across Europe, and support you to find further information on services in your country. For instance, Webwise, the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre, offers you this Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook 

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Cyberbullying laws

Although it can be difficult to take legal action for some kinds of cyberbullying, many countries are introducing new legislation or amending existing laws to incorporate digital abuse and harassment online. What’s the status in your country? Try to find out the legal standards of your country related to this topic and share it here.

The legislation applied in Greece can be found on the following page:
http://www.safeline.gr/sites/default/files/Cyberbullying.pdf.
Also, there is the General Data Policy Regulation in EU law on data protection.

Module 2: Peer abuse in new contexts

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Online and offline ID

Are you the same person online and offline? How different are your online and offline personalities?

 I don't share any personal info about me online. So I am the same person.