Session 7 Family Guide

Data Science for Young Minds — Tips for families facilitating Session 7: Privacy and Consent

Overview

Your data is valuable. Learn about digital privacy, informed consent, and the Islamic principle of Amana applied to information.

Facilitating Each Lesson

Lesson 1: Your Data Is Valuable

Tip: Companies collect your data because it is worth money. Learn what they collect and why. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about what personal data is: name, location, browsing history, preferences, photos?"

Lesson 2: What Is Informed Consent?

Tip: You have the right to know what data is collected and to say yes or no. This is informed consent. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about what informed consent means: knowing what is collected and agreeing to it?"

Lesson 3: Protecting Your Privacy

Tip: Practical steps you can take to protect your personal data in a digital world. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about simple privacy practices: strong passwords, limited sharing, thinking before posting?"

Lesson 4: Amana: Protecting Others' Information

Tip: The Islamic principle of Amana means protecting what is entrusted to you — including other people's information. Take time to let your child explore and share their thoughts.

Try asking: "What do you think about amana and information: treating others' data with the same care as your own?"

Conversation Starters

"What did you learn about what personal data is: name, location, browsing history, preferences, photos?"
"What did you learn about what informed consent means: knowing what is collected and agreeing to it?"
"What did you learn about simple privacy practices: strong passwords, limited sharing, thinking before posting?"
"What did you learn about amana and information: treating others' data with the same care as your own?"