Cyber & IT Supervisory Forum - Additional Resources

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17.15.7 Information Visibility Select View My Story > See My Location > See me in Quick Add to control who can see your information.

17.15.8 Opting Out Of Targeted Ads Go to Settings > Additional Services > Manage

17.15.9 Use Of Contacts When you first use the app, Snapchat asks if you would like to synchronize your contacts. 486

 At this point you can grant permission for the Snapchat app to access your contacts and make updates whenever you add a contact to your phone.  If you originally allow Snapchat this access, you can change it later by unchecking Sync Contacts > Additional Services > Manage > Permissions  Following the above recommendations can reduce a user’s Digital Exhaust, however, following all these steps also reduces the usability of the app.  Further, by not allowing Snapchat to synchronize with your contacts, you will have to manually search for someone in Snapchat to see if they have an account. TikTok TikTok (formally branded as musical.ly) is a freeware, cross-platform, short-form mobile video media application. TikTok uses a device’s data plan or Wi -Fi to broadcast trending video media created by users. 487  The application is free to you and is supported by advertisements.  TikTok users draw from a cadre of free tools to create content for sharing, as well as Livestream content that may use real-time filters.  This application is used for mobile devices but also has workarounds for use in desktop computers. 17.16.1 TikTok Screen Management TikTok supplies a Screen Time Management setting for a daily usage maximum (i.e., 40, 60, 90, or 120 minutes per day) that allows you the ability to pre-decide the daily time spent in the application.  When the selected time is met, a password is needed to continue to use TikTok – presuming that a parent or guardian selects the required password or that the user will self-monitor the time limit.  If you wish to limit time on the app, go to the Digital Wellbeing section of the Settings & Privacy page and use the Screen Time Management option to select your time limit.  You can also set a pin code which will be used for both Screen Time Management and Restricted modes.

17.16.2 Making Your Account Private

Launch the TikTok app.

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