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Youth Empowerment Radio
This podcast was created by young people as a project of Youth MOVE Colorado, a youth-led organization. This is meant to serve as a fun, educational, and community-building resource for youth with lived experience. We will be having organic conversations about everything from making friends to advocating for change, and interviewing other changemakers along the way!
Youth Empowerment Radio
Episode 14 - (Part 2) Cybersecurity, Agency & Online Consent
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What Happens When You Delete Something Online? Secure Messaging, Data Breaches & Password Safety | Youth Empowerment Radio
Host Carmen continues her conversation with cybersecurity expert MJ on Youth Empowerment Radio, covering what really happens when you delete content online, differences between non-secure communication (SMS/HTTP), encrypted-in-transit tools (HTTPS/email), and end-to-end encrypted “lockbox” platforms like Signal, Telegram, and Proton. They discuss consent and data practices in systems of care (foster care, juvenile justice, public benefits), highlighting frameworks like Responsible Data and consensual tech, and questions young people can ask providers about necessity, retention, and deletion of sensitive information. MJ explains why email is risky for sensitive documents, suggests safer sharing methods and limiting unnecessary personal data, and walks through data breaches using haveibeenpwned.com. He emphasizes unique passwords, password managers, multi-factor authentication, credit monitoring, and replacing compromised cards, then closes with reflections on the internet’s potential, mesh networks, and Pride Month book recommendations.
00:00 Welcome Back Intro
01:01 Encryption Explained
04:09 Consent In Care Systems
08:20 Questions To Ask Providers
10:11 Avoid Email For Sensitive Data
14:26 Data Breach Alerts
15:17 Have I Been Pwned Demo
17:21 Checking Breach Results
18:24 What Breaches Reveal
19:52 Why Stolen Data Matters
22:45 Password Managers Explained
23:29 Two Factor Authentication
25:02 What To Do After Breach
26:23 Top Three Online Tips
28:16 Mesh Networks Autonomy
29:43 How To Stay In Touch
30:10 Three Pride Reads
32:24 Final Thanks And Wrap