Personal information

Personal information. Ever heard of it? Your name, home address, phone number, photos, email address and even your email password is all personal information because people can use it to identify you. Here’s an example: Charlotte has red hair, brown eyes and wears glasses. And you’re right, she’s probably not the only one! But she’s the only Charlotte with red hair and glasses living at 28 Lillac Road. You can think of personal information as a set of clues: One alone doesn’t trace back to you, but together they point right at you! Make sense? That’s why it’s really important that you protect your personal information. You wouldn’t want someone pretending to be you, right? Never give out your personal information to strangers online, over the phone or face to face. Here’s another example: Charlotte’s birthday is coming up. She invites her friends over to celebrate and tells them to email her if they’re coming. She can share her email address with them because they’re her close friends. But Charlotte would never share her password with them. Why? Because if they had her email address and her password, they could read her emails and even write some pretending to be her. Charlotte knows that she has to protect her personal information and that only she and her parents can use it, and share it with the right people when they need to. Pretty smart, huh? Do you know what personal information is and how to keep it safe now? Pstt! If you’re not sure, ask your parents for help. They’ll point you in the right direction! Well done! You’ve now finished watching our video on personal information.