Data Protection Day
Thursday 28 January 2010
Aim of the activities on Data Protection Day
Data Protection Day is a global awareness day for the protection of personal information and in the UK the Information Commissioner’s Office is supporting the activities. The aim of the activities planned for this day are to raise awareness to school children and their teachers about privacy rights and also provide a better understanding of data protection and how to protect information whilst online.
The i in online project will be a vehicle to achieve this awareness both through face to face presentations at various centres across the country and also online, to reach those who are unable to attend the presentations in person.
What is The i in online project?
The i in online project was founded by the law firm Speechly Bircham and is supported by other leading law firms and a number of media companies. The i in online predominately educates children aged 14-19, (their parents and teachers) about using and providing their personal information online and also highlights the potential pitfalls of sharing too much personal information on the internet when using blogs or social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc, and not managing privacy settings effectively.
Through interactive sessions, using PowerPoint and videos, our experts highlight the practical and legal aspects of this topic. The session is followed by a forum discussion with the school children and finishes with group workshops.
What activities can your school get involved in on the day?
1) Attend the live presentations at locations across the country
We are delivering live presentations for school children and teachers to attend at locations across the country. We would like school children to act as digital representatives for their peers and have their views heard. The different locations include:
- London, Speechly Bircham LLP
- Wilmslow, Manchester area, Information Commissioner’s Head Office
- Leeds, BPP Law School Leeds
- Birmingham, Pinsent Masons LLP
2) Request for your school to be picked for an on site presentation
If your school is located close to the following areas you are welcome to request presenters to attend either an assembly, PSHE session or during another class time.
London; Cambridge; Oxford; Brighton; Plymouth; Manchester or Leeds
Interested in your school being involved?
For more details about all the events and to register, please click here to download the PDF.