Today January 28, 2010, after three years since the year 2007 will be held for the first time European day of data protection, today celebrated the fourth edition of it, in general, we can say that there is greater awareness among citizens about the responsible use of personal data, however continue to be used so little to recommend some tools like those offered for some time social networking. In them the most vulnerable and most disadvantaged, are them children and teenagers, as many of them unaware of the risks they contain.
Therefore education is key in data protection to be afforded to children and parents about the use of Internet and specifically on the use of social networks, P2P networks etc.., establishing containment measures such as those developed from the Provincial Gipuzkoa www.gipuzkoa.net "Internet Safe" with a tool that performs an audit on the security status of your PC and also includes sub-tools such as content filtering to prevent access to unwanted Internet. There are also other types of manuals and tools like those found on the website of the Basque Data Protection (AVPD). These include a series of episodes of cartoons, such as: the Adventures of Reda and Net: in which is displayed to smaller Internet risks and caution should be taken with personal data. Also for children and adolescents of other ages, there are manuals or guides with various assumptions of daily life in the irresponsibility committed in the transfer of personal data, such as Technology Manual for Young between 9 to 11, 12 to 14 and finally the 15 to 17 years.
from the English Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) there are also various initiatives such as the manual Recommendations under 2008 ", these tools and more are available to citizens, parents, teachers, students .. . so through this post I thought it appropriate on a day like today make them known and disseminated to the extent possible. Lastly
note the new application of self-assessment has been made available to the public the English Agency for Data Protection (AEPD). After testing it a bit yesterday, I must say that I found the least interesting, although you have to spend between 30 and 45 minutes, I think that without doubt this new tool will for at least another post.
