Wednesday 20/4 I was watching the Hungry Beast on the ABC, where they made a very valid point. People often tell social networking sites like facebook all their personal information that they wouldn't tell a stranger. The cast on the hungry beast dressed up with notebooks and went around asking people on the street the questions listed on facebook. The first person they spoke to actually said that she wasn't going to tell them that. Another person who was answering their questions, was asked what he was doing right now and when he answered they pulled out a megaphone and repeated it. This made me realise that in schools they are telling the students to be careful but there isn't much of a focus on educating the adults about the dangers of posting too much information on the internet. So my full A4 size poster is aimed at university students and up. This age group has just as much cause to be wary on the net as these people have credit cards and credit card fraud is popular.
Meet Internet Man...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Introducing Internet Man
He's the newest creation for my social conscience poster.
He's called Internet Man.
He is a stick figure wearing spray painted cardboard on his arms and legs, with a grey or silver tshirt and shorts with an old laptop attached to his torso. He is so dedicated to the grey/silver look that he even spray painted his shoes. He didn't spray paint his face though, that is just long lasting face paint... or so he told me.
Internet Man was kind enough to let me use his image to promote better safety online and is starring in a cartoon about this.
He acknowledges that with so many users he can't keep a secret as people are always determined to find out sensitive information about others so they can commit fraud. This make Internet Man sad, as it can be hard to find out the culprits.
Another thing Internet Man hates is when people use facebook to befriend some one and find out where they live so they can harm another, as they can use him to find out where it is and even get directions.
To see the cartoon...
He's called Internet Man.
He is a stick figure wearing spray painted cardboard on his arms and legs, with a grey or silver tshirt and shorts with an old laptop attached to his torso. He is so dedicated to the grey/silver look that he even spray painted his shoes. He didn't spray paint his face though, that is just long lasting face paint... or so he told me.
Internet Man was kind enough to let me use his image to promote better safety online and is starring in a cartoon about this.
He acknowledges that with so many users he can't keep a secret as people are always determined to find out sensitive information about others so they can commit fraud. This make Internet Man sad, as it can be hard to find out the culprits.
Another thing Internet Man hates is when people use facebook to befriend some one and find out where they live so they can harm another, as they can use him to find out where it is and even get directions.
To see the cartoon...
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