Week 09 · lesson

Privacy and Reputation Cases

Privacy is not only one secret.

It is often a combination problem.

Small pieces can form a larger identifiable picture.

Data mosaic

Seemingly minor data points can combine into:

identity clues
routine exposure
location inference
relationship mapping

Teach judgment, not paranoia.

Information buckets

Use three broad categories:

public-ready
share carefully
private or sensitive

Category alone is not enough. Context, audience, and purpose still decide.

Reputation lenses

Same content can read differently across audiences:

friends
teammates
coaches
competitors
general public

Reputation is about interpreted behavior over time, not perfection.

Team accounts and stewardship

Organizational accounts carry shared identity.

Posting authority and access control matter.

Stewardship basics:

limited authorized access
unique credentials
MFA when possible
offboarding access changes
clear posting ownership

Case investigation protocol

For each fictional case answer:

What information exists?
Who can see it?
What can be combined?
Who else is affected?
What should change?

Include cases such as profile fields, event posts, screenshot reuse, streaming background exposure, and shared-login account risk.

Information exposure surface

Map where information can leave:

Profile
Chat
Stream
Camera
Microphone
Screen share
Team site
Social posts
Shared documents

Privacy is not only what you type.

It is what the full system exposes.

If content identifies or records others, consent and policy context matter.

Set recording and posting expectations before conflict happens.

For each item, choose public by default, ask first, team-only, do not share, or depends:

team photo
voice clip
match result
private message
player username
tournament schedule

If depends, state conditions.

Exit ticket

Complete:

Privacy becomes harder to manage when...
Reputation is affected not only by what someone posts, but also by...

Source note

This lesson adapts educational concepts from Cybersmile Online Safety and FTC sharing guidance.

The Data Mosaic model, information buckets, exposure surface analysis, and fictional case protocol are original Robotnix Academy components.