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At this beginning of the school year, parents and children are suggested to avoid cyberbullying. The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh), through the National Personal Data Protection Authority (ANPD), provides recommendations to parents to prevent cyberbullying to students after the start of school classes nationwide.
The entity recommends that you talk with your children about the privacy of your personal data, save the tests in case of harassment, ask for help in case of serious threats and talk with an adult who trusts how your parents, grandparents or teachers. It is also asked to advise minors not to share publications in which cyberbullying is made to their friends or classmates.
The Minjusdh remarks that we can prevent and combat cyberbully to children by teaching them and advising them how to use social networks. It is also suggested that parents and children talk about the importance of protecting personal data and configuring their social as private profiles so that they are not observed or contacted by unknown persons.
In this sense, the ANPD recommends parents to instruct their children about the protection of their digital information with recommendations such as navigating only in safe and reliable websites, as well as using different passwords for their accounts, changing them frequently and not sharing them.
In the case of shared use computers, Minjusdh recommends closing social media and email sessions, in addition to avoiding photos, videos or other personal data on those devices. On the use of web cameras, it is suggested to think well who to use them since it shows many details of their life.
Tips to parents
The entity recommends parents to monitor their childrens social networks continuously, as well as the information they share and to which they access. It is also advisable to use parental control tools for minors on the Internet.
Finally, they are urged not to share photographs or videos of children containing data such as uniform, flagship or facade of the school; the vehicle plate or school mobility; schedules of the activities carried out by minors; or images of children or adolescents in intimate garments or swimsuit.
