Private vs Public Information

Public information is safe to share in a big room. Your first name in class, your favourite book, or the sport you play on Saturday can be public when a grown-up agrees.

Private information is for trusted adults and close family. Full home address, phone number, school door code, and passwords stay private. Strangers do not need them to be your friend.

Watch the compare animation. See which details belong on a classroom poster and which belong in a locked diary.

One clue alone might seem small: your team name, your street name, a photo in school uniform. Together they can help a stranger find you in real life. That is why we share carefully.

Before you post, ask: would I shout this in a busy park? Would my grown-up be comfortable? If the answer is no, keep it private or ask first.

Games that ask for your full name or photo are not always evil, but you should check with an adult before you fill boxes in.

Families pick different rules. Some never show faces online. Some use nicknames in games. Learn your rules and follow them even when friends do something else.

If a stranger asks questions in a game chat, you can lie about private facts or leave. You do not owe true answers to someone you do not know.

Next you will learn why photos need permission from the people in them, not only from you.