Preparation

To prepare, all you need is a PC, smartphone and an Internet connection to look up information from the Internet.

Lecture on the topic "Messenger services". The lecture should explain the following keywords:

• What are messenger services?
• What messenger services are there?
• Messenger services in criticism (data protection, data export outside the EU, etc.)

Method / Process description

The participants are given the task of familiarizing themselves with the topic of messenger services. 

As an introduction to the topic, a short input on the topic of "messenger services" is given. This should point out factors why the use of messenger services can be problematic from a data protection perspective.

The teacher divides the group into groups. Different settings are possible depending on the size of the group:

Variant A: Each participant works on all topics.

Variant B: Not all participants work on one topic.

Variant C: The participants are divided into groups and each group works on one topic.

Then the following topics are worked on:

• What messenger services are there?
• What problems can arise from the use of messenger?
• Are there messenger service providers that advertise that they are more secure than others?
• Why do providers of messenger services profit from this, even if they are available free of charge?
• Participants can research this on the Internet.

The information should be compiled and then worked out in the form of a handout.

TIP: Some well-known messenger services are available in the wiki at wiki.cumila.eu.

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References

• XWiki
• XWiki Extensions