Transcript Internet Safety

INTERNET SAFETY
INTERNET SAFETY
There are basically two dangers
associated with visiting WEB SITES!
You may come across material that is
sexual, hateful, violent, or inappropriate
 Web sites often ask you for personal
information and use that information to
locate you or use your information for their
gain.
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RISKS involved in the
use of the INTERNET
1. Meeting Someone
Online
Many kids can turn up missing or molested do
to an online contact. NEVER agree to meet
with someone you met in a chat room.
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“Luring” is the term for online behavior that leads to
these meetings. Luring is illegal.
Do not chat in unsupervised chat rooms.
Never give out personal information in a chat
room.
Use software to block sensitive personal
information while in chat rooms
2. Inappropriate Material
Some places are sexual in nature,
contain violent or hateful materials,
advocate weapons, harmful substances
such as alcohol, tobacco, or illegal
drugs.
3. If you Read it ONLINE
All the information on the Internet is not
TRUE.
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Understand the difference between reliable
and unreliable sources.
4. Putting Others in
Jeopardy
Be sure NOT to post private information
about the family or friends on the
Internet.
Threatening and harassing material on
Web pages, chat rooms or in
newsgroups is illegal.
5. Setting up OWN Web
Sites
Any web site set up can be seen by
anyone visiting the site.
Do not post personal information, photos,
or anything else that could identify you.
 Do not post any material that could be
offensive to other people.
 Do not use other people’s material without
permission.
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6. E-mail
There are two dangers to Email:
SPAM – unsolicited commercial e-mail
(electronic junk mail)
 Viruses attached to e-mails that are
opened.
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7. Newsgroups
Newsgroups are where people
exchange ideas, facts, photos, etc.
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However, newsgroups that have
extensions with “Alt” are full of material that
contain sex materials, violence, and
inappropriate items.
Remember anything you type can be
read by anyone.
9. PASSWORDS
Keep your passwords private.
Use only your Log-in name or email
address when chatting or sending
email.
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Rules for Online Safety - Teens
Domain Name
Extensions
All Web Sites contain an address to allow you
to find that site. These are called the URL
address and they end with a three letter
extension telling you what they might involve.
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.org – organization web sites
.com – commercial web sites
.edu – education web sites
.gov – government web sites
.mil – military web sites
.net – network administration sites
Domain Names &
Countries
The URL address also might include
information about a particular country:
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ca – Canada
au – Australia
se – Sweden
jp – Japan
uk – United Kingdom
de – Germany
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Therefore, you might not need to look up these sites
unless you read German or Japanese.
E-Mail Safety
Be careful opening your E-mail unless
you know who sent it to you. Many
e-mails may have viruses attached to
them. Once you open the e-mail
(unless you have a virus software
program running on your computer) you
might find your computer is History!!!
Email Safety