Most cybersecurity authorities agree that information privacy is an individual’s right to control the terms under which his or her personal information is obtained, disclosed, and used.

Personal information is information by which an individual can be identified and identified. 

As for #sensitive_personal_information, it is very private information that we do not share publicly, including information about health status, bank account numbers, residential address, geographical location, shopping habits, and topics you are interested in searching for.

Some of us are not yet accustomed to realizing the importance of our digital privacy and safe use of the Internet, and may not take it into account. Others are so wary of sharing any information about themselves on the Internet that they have never made an electronic payment before. Is this serious and worthy of our attention and fear? 

#Digital_privacy is the preservation of #personal_and_sensitive_information. Some of this information should be kept confidential and encrypted during its various stages, such as collection, storage and use, whether on the phone, laptop or the Internet, as well as when shared via channels or with other parties.

So what does this have to do with your security? 

Privacy and security are interconnected and intertwined. When a website shares any of your data with another channel without your consent, this is a violation of privacy. However, if this data is related to your personal security (such as your bank account data or your home address), it may affect your personal life and your cybersecurity may be at risk.

As an example of this, American media websites reported that: “On November 10, 2014, a twelve-year-old girl left her home in the state of Carolina in the North United States to go to school, and a person she had previously spoken to on #gaming_sites waited for her and revealed her address.” He then forced her to get into the car with him, violating state law.” This was a grave mistake made by the girl by disclosing her private information on the Internet to an untrustworthy person, which put her life in danger.

^{How much privacy do you allow your children?}

The above proverb also relates to the relationship of parents with their children, how to educate them about their private information and how to preserve it and thus preserve themselves.

To find out, first decide what the psychological line is between you and your children. Imagine that you are drawing a circle around yourself to determine where your boundaries end and where your children’s boundaries begin.

Second, ask yourself what you really need to know about your child? Do you feel that it is a complete duty of fatherhood to know everything that goes through his mind and what happens during his day and between him and his friends? The questions will help you know the limits and amount of privacy you allow them.

Privacy is a natural human need that arises by nature. It helps children move towards their psychological and emotional development, especially during adolescence. 

They need you to allow them a good space of privacy and freedom and to trust them and their choices, even if they seem wrong to you, as the wrong choice may often be exactly what they need at their age and current psychological stage. They also need your unconditional acceptance and non-controlling help in making decisions that suit their personality and age, not yours.

Also, do not forget to monitor them in a way that changes with their age, as you may need more sensitivity, caution and confidence as they grow older. Remember, the key to balancing their need for privacy with your need to know what’s going on is trust.

^{What is safe internet? Learn to protect your children}

 We are always filled with pride and love for our children, so we want to document their moments, their first attempts, and their successes through social media. But this may entail risks, so let us think about them carefully .

 The danger of #electronic_kidnapping is one of these dangers, which is re-publishing pictures of children under fake identities to obtain money by falsely offering them for adoption or modifying the pictures and using them in pornographic trade. 

These images may affect the future of your children from adolescence until old age. But if you need to post photos be careful, choose photos carefully and watermark them if you can. And avoid publishing photos taken of them around the places they frequent, such as school or the club, so as not to make the kidnappers’ mission easier. Some countries in the world, such as France and Germany, give children the right to own their photos, and the judicial systems of these countries consider that parents are only their agents until they reach the so-called age of consent.

Just as you teach your children how and why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car, here are some tips and suggestions to teach them safe use and how to maintain their digital privacy:

• Their personal information is like their piggy bank, they need to protect it. Some companies seek to obtain it through legal or illegal means.
• Discuss with them how you can limit the information they have to enter to register for a site or game. For example, they may enter only required fields marked with an asterisk *, use aliases, or have incorrect or incomplete information. Also, how to publish with caution, as what they write remains forever and often can never be undone, even if they delete it. Someone could take a screenshot as soon as they publish.
• Teach them what personal information they should not share.
• Teach them to think before they click on certain links and sites.
• Teach them to only talk to people they know in real life and not to accept friend requests from strangers.
• Teach them that just as they treat people, they will be treated, and that they can write about them whatever they want written to them or about them in return.

Do not freeze and break into everything new they use in #technology. Learn how they use it, open the privacy settings, and read their policies carefully.

Our parents repeated a lot of advice to us when we were young: Do not talk to strangers, do not respond to anyone who asks you in the street about an address written on a piece of paper, do not eat or drink anything given to you by a stranger, do not sit on a stranger’s lap, and do not uncover yourself in front of strangers. These tips were very important for preserving our lives and our psychological and physical development. Now it is your turn to meet the challenges of the times by giving your children the necessary protection from the dangers of technology through which they have no choice but to interact with each other for entertainment, learning, and interaction with their society. Get out of your comfort zone and learn everything you can about this technology, its dangers, and how to prevent it. Be a role model and responsible.