ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA

 

TRAINING & EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

 

THE PROBLEM

Employees are using social media and creating risks for their employers.  In a number of cases, employees revealed confidential information about clients and customers on their blogs and social network profiles.  Spear phishers are using social media sites to mine for data to use to trick employees into giving over sensitive data from their organizations.

 

THE SOLUTION

TeachPrivacy offers a program to educate employees about how to use social media responsibly in ways that will not cause trouble for themselves for for their employers.

 

The Benefits of Social Media Training

What are the benefits of having a social media use training program?

• protect the reputation of your organization and employees

• inform employees that careless social media use creates risks to themselves, their colleagues, and their employers

• provide guidance about how employees should express themselves online

• ensure employees have a basic understanding of social media website privacy settings

• improve the effectiveness of your social media policy by training employees about its importance

• prevent privacy and data security violations

 

Materials Included

Our program consists of a:

• short video

• handouts

• testing module

 

Length

Full-length Version: ~12 mins

Abridged Version: ~5.5 mins

 

Topics

Topics covered include:

• importance of maintaining confidentiality

• social media website privacy settings

•  myth of total anonymity

•  importance of expressly distinguishing personal versus employer views

•  dangers of invasions of privacy, libel, and harassment

• danger of revealing details about a person even if that person isn’t identified

 

Pedagogy

Our program is short, engaging, and memorable. Professor Solove effectively conveys the message by discussing several true cautionary tales.

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