Digital Safety Flashcards

A youth tells a leader that an adult from their online gaming guild has offered to fly them out to meet in person. What is this an example of?

Answer: An advanced stage of grooming where the predator attempts to move from online to in-person contact

Offering to arrange in-person meetings with minors met online is a dangerous escalation of grooming behavior and must be reported to law enforcement immediately.

What should an organization's digital communication policy specify regarding the use of personal email addresses for leader-to-youth communication?

Answer: Personal email addresses should never be used; all communication must go through official organizational accounts

Personal email creates unsupervised, unarchived communication channels; all leader-to-youth communication must use official, monitored organizational accounts.

Which is the MOST effective way to teach youth to recognize and resist online grooming?

Answer: Teach youth to recognize grooming tactics such as excessive flattery, gift offers, and requests for secrecy, and empower them to report without fear

Empowering youth with knowledge of grooming tactics and creating a safe reporting environment is more effective than blanket restrictions that can be easily circumvented.

When a troop uses a third-party app for scheduling and communication, what YPT-aligned practice must be followed?

Answer: The app must be reviewed for privacy settings, all communications must be visible to parents, and youth must not be able to receive private messages from adults

Third-party apps must be configured to prevent private adult-to-youth messaging and ensure all communications remain transparent and visible to parents.

A leader is asked to review a youth's phone to check for inappropriate content after a concern is raised. What is the CORRECT approach?

Answer: Review the phone only with another adult present, after notifying parents, and following organizational policy

Reviewing a youth's device requires another adult present, parental notification, and adherence to organizational policy to protect both the youth and the leader.

What does YPT digital safety training recommend regarding youth sharing their real-time location through apps while at troop events?

Answer: Youth should not share real-time location data publicly, as it can be exploited by predators to locate them

Public real-time location sharing exposes youth to physical risks by allowing predators or other bad actors to identify and find their exact location.

Which response BEST demonstrates that a youth has internalized YPT digital safety principles when an unknown adult online asks for their home address?

Answer: Refuse to provide any personal location information, end the conversation, and tell a trusted adult

A youth who refuses to share location data, disengages from the interaction, and immediately reports to a trusted adult has correctly applied all key digital safety principles.