The Badge Archive

Private Me

Info Needed for badge requirements: Personally Identifiable Information (PII) includes details like your name, birthday, address, email, phone number, or password—anything that identifies you. Sharing PII online can lead to risks like hacking or identity theft. To stay safe: Don’t share PII with strangers online. Even small details, like your favorite color, can reveal more about you when combined with other information. Always think carefully about what you share and how much you share.

Items Needed

  • Paper plates (one for each scout)
  • Markers or crayons
  • Thick string or yarn
  • Hole punch

Instructions

  1. Create Paper Plate Necklaces
    • Give each scout a paper plate and have them draw a picture of themselves and their family. This is the Public Side.
    • On the opposite side, help them write their name and a few details like their age, address, or school name. Keep it simple. This is the Private Side.
    • Punch a hole in the plate and tie a piece of yarn to make a necklace.
  2. Explore Privacy
    • Scouts wear their plates with the Public Side showing on their chest. Explain that some information is private and shouldn’t be shared with strangers.
    • Have them turn their plates around so the Private Side is facing outward on their backs.
  3. Observation Game
    • Scouts walk around and look at each other’s plates. Talk about what information they learned from just looking.
  4. Discussion
    • Ask how it felt to have others look at their private information.
    • Pretend everyone in the room is a stranger. Ask if they would share this information with strangers and discuss why not.
  5. Online Awareness
    • Explain that sharing information online can also make it public, meaning strangers can see it.
    • Reinforce that private information like their name, address, or school name should only be shared with family or trusted adults.
Tia Kennard