This course is designed to teach individuals how to protect their personal privacy when they use social media.

This course is accessible via desktop and mobile device and includes an assessment component. Those who successfully complete the course will earn the Social Media Compliance Certification.

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This course provides insight into the benefits and risks of using digital communications in accordance with the FTC social media disclosure guidelines. It provides an overview of how to make the proper disclosures when you use social media for work.

Comply Socially is NOT providing legal advice, determining “best practices,” or telling you what to say or do.

One of the real values of social media is that it is less formal, more personal, spontaneous and real. Comply Socially is here to educate you so that you can use social media in the ways that work for you.

There is no way for us to anticipate or discuss every situation that might arise. If you have a question on what to do, or how to handle something, talk to someone familiar with the legal and practical issues of your situation.

Different states, cities, and companies have different laws and rules that apply. If you're not sure, ask before you act.

This is a general overview lecture on the privacy risks of social media, an employee's right to the privacy of their digital communications at work, what information privacy laws actually allow you to keep private and how the US-led "War on Terror" impacts your personal privacy.

This lecture lists all the things individuals can expect to be allowed to keep private.

This lecture explains how courts decide what constitutes an illegal invasion of personal privacy and how those decision apply to employee use of social media for work.

This lecture defines the concept of a reasonable expectation privacy and explains how it applies to use of social media the workplace.

Reference Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2013/08/20/its-not-a-surprise-that-gmail-users-have-no-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy/

This lecture presents a hypothetical case study on how the use of Facebook by employees might present an invasion of privacy, and the issues that would be considered in making that determination.

This lecture explores the issues that go into determining rightful ownership of a social networking profile.

This lecture covers the leaking of trade secrets, defamatory actions, reputational damage and other situations where an employer has a legal right to access an employee's private information.

This lecture discusses how to protect reputation and brand.

This lecture summarizes the personal responsibilities individuals have when they use social media at work.

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