the importance of online safety and online privacy

Most ppl on here are teens or close, and I think we are those who use technology the most. Phones, computers, social media, the internet, etc... I believe most of u have heard ''the talk''. You know, the talk we are given by our parents, school or others about the dangers of social media. Blah, blah, blah, even I am bothered by those sometimes, In between us, we understand each other and i think it's important to talk about this.

Being young and not being revolutionary are, technecly, contradictory statements to say. Literally, our hormones are all over the place. We're like, the creatures of this world, we barely just opened our eyes and are very excited about the world and so... I think we were all excited when we got our first phone. I mean, every teenager is different in many ways and we vary SO much, but listen, everyone should be careful anyway,, bc the world is a VERY big and dangerous place and we're nothing compared to it.

Anyway, the digital identity... Phone numbers, accounts, passwords, we start having those around the age of 12, some earlier, some later, some never get them, but generally we all end up having those at some point of our lives. It's confusing bc we're kids but at the same time, if we need those, it means we're starting to not depend on our parents so much, right? And I mean, it's not the most usual thing to happened, but who is not afraid of hackers, ppl who herass you online or scammers? It's important to not fall for scams or hackers or know how to act if you're being herassed online. I do not recomend answering to numbers you don't know, or talking or giving personal info to strangers, or keeping all ur accounts safe and private.

Also, I don't understand people who have their accounts public with their full name, pictures of their face and other ppl, pictures where in the background you can see familiar places, stores, street names or car plates... Man, all of that can be dangerous, bc you never know who can see it and well, it's okay if ppl see it. When I see these type of accounts, I usally don't care, but imagine if I were crazy and i hated the person and i wanted information about them to hurt them somehow. What if i'm a random stranger who is also insane and wants to herass or find you? I know it's not what normally would happen, but there are risks, and part of maturing is thinking about those risks, and mostly us teens, we're kids who are starting to see the world how it is and it can be very dangerous.

So my conslusion is:

Don't answer unknown phone numbers, keep your accounts or digital data private and only accept people you trust, don't post personal things on there, hide stuff in the background that could get you in trouble, like brand names or anything that can tell strangers about your personal life or where you live, don't fall for hackers or scams, etc...

I, as a teenager, think it is important to acknowledge these things bc we might end up in the news some day if we aren't cautious.