1.
I
pledge not to cyber bully and act as an active or passive participant in
cyberbullying. Wherever I see it, I will condemn it and inform my parents or
teachers.
2.
I
pledge to not make inappropriate comments on social media, blogs and websites because
they are hurtful. I will ignore cyber trolls and their nasty comments wherever I come across them
3.
I
pledge to not disclose personal information and pictures which may embarrass
the person who sent it to me without their explicit consent
4.
I
pledge to pressurize online service providers that use my personal data for
advertisement and other commercial activities to act in a responsible manner
which protects my privacy and dignity
5.
I
pledge to pressurize online service providers to invest in security solutions
that make their services, more private and secure. To show their commitment to
strong authentication, transparent disclosures, data breach notifications and
hassle free filtrations of inappropriate content.
6.
I
pledge to not indulge in any immoral or criminal activity either for fun or
profit such as the hacking of colleagues or partner’s social media accounts,
sending anonymous insulting messages, harassing, posting pictures of sexual
nature on revenge sites, stealing from online accounts of family members,
selling household items online without consent or setting up online scams for
quick money.
7.
I
pledge to take onto myself the responsibility to ensure that my personal (and
family) digital devices are made secure and kept free from malware. I will
learn to set and keep configured minimum technical security controls such as
software and patches.
8.
I
pledge to take on the self-responsibility of protecting myself from cyber risks
by keeping aware of cyber risks and the means
to safeguard against them
9.
I
pledge to not fall victim to online solicitations from online scams the promise
quick gains from money transfers, weight loss, international dating, lottery
wins or whatever the enticing offer may be. Each time, I receive such solicitations,
I will GOOGLE to verify their authenticity.
10. I pledge to be a good cyber parent and
to take on the responsibility of keeping my children safe online and to be
their role model for ethical online behavior.
11. I pledge to abide by my companies
security policy and online code of conduct irrespective of my personal beliefs.
I wish more people would abide by these declarations. Too many people are ready to either jump into arguments or reposting dubious internet pages. There sometimes is malware hidden on some of those pages.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes wish there were anti-malware programs for people.