You’ve got an online friend whom you’ve never met in real life. You’ve been friends online for ages and get on really well. Your online friend sends you a photograph. They’re a child just like you. They ask for your picture.
Should you send it to them?
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You’re chatting to your grandma via a video call. Is it OK to share personal information?
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Your teacher is checking letters for a school trip. She notices that your parents forgot to put their phone number on. She asks for the number so she can add it to the letter. Can you share it with her?
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You and your friends are playing in the park. Someone you haven’t met before begins talking to you and asks personal questions about your name and address. Is it OK to share your personal information?
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You are talking online while playing a game. A person you have spoken to a lot begins to ask for personal information as they’d like to be your friend. Is it OK to share this information?
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You are going on a bus journey and someone you don’t know begins talking to you. Should you share personal information with this person?
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On a social media app, you have a friend you have never met in real life. You get on really well and like the same things. Your online friend asks for your address. Should you share it?
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You are at a family party. Your parents have just got a new phone number. Your uncle asks for their new number so he can update it on his phone. Do you share this information?
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You are at the library and the librarian asks for your address so that you can borrow a book. Should you share this information?