I am an internet-active citizen

This scenario applies to individuals who use the internet to perform activities online including email, social media and web browsing. You can learn how to protect yourself from the risks that come with using the internet for your day-to-day activities

Cyber Bullying

  Chidinma has noticed that her colleague has been moody and withdrawn lately, after a series of interventions she finally confides that someone she knows has been spreading some hateful

Using Twitter Safely

Nasir uses twitter when he’s on the go. it's how he shares links and connects to other sectors in the country. So he has to ensure he isn't giving away too much information through his privacy settings.

How to Spot a Fake Social Media Account

Chidinma got a Friend request on Facebook posing to be a sponsor she had be following up on. She doesn't get too excited but pauses to review the profile of the sponsor before accepting.Turns out to be Fake.

How to Turn on Private Browsing in Firefox

Dolapo is reading the online list of board members and sponsors of ABA. But she also has to be careful like Nasir. She browses on Firefox, but when she does, she goes on Private Browsing.

How to Secure Your Android Device

Dolapo often finds herself in the midst of protests. She's been detained a few times, and in the course of her work is constantly losing her phone. Fortunately, before she didn't have any sensitive data on any of them, but now, She has to store important information on her phone. She needs to know how to protect her data.

iCloud: Erase Your Device

Nasir was covering a protest in Ibadan when he lost his iPhone. He has some videos and documents connected to AGA group which he can't let anyone get access to. He wants to know how he can remotely Erase his Data.

How to Avoid Phishing Scams

Nasir got an email that his email account has been blocked and he needs to login to verify some information before gaining access back. He noticed that the website looks just exactly like the real website but his instincts tells him that this is a fake website.

Protect Yourself from an Unsafe Website

Nasir is a journalist with Dundun media, he receives tons of emails everyday but whenever he gets an email with a link that says ‘click here’. He has to take extra measures like finding out if the url is authentic , likewise the sender.

Guide to Secure your Online Browsing: Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

Chidinma's work mate has just had her Facebook account hacked. Someone is posting nude images on her wall. She has deleted them but Chidinma needs to explain to her the best way to protect her browser, so it does not happen again.

Creating Secure Passwords

Chidinma works with The Way Forward (NGO) to help locate sponsors of girl prostitution. She received several failed login attempts to their Facebook page but she isn't worried. She has enabled a 2-step verification for all their social media accounts.