In our Generation internet now become one of the part of our daily life. Even children knows how to use social media such as they use this for sharing information like on facebook there is a information that they can know about you, they post pictures and they open files using it,but the question is are they safe using internet?
Online Safety is one of the biggest concerns every parent has for their children is to keep them safe, whether online or offline (At home, at school, at play). Some new developments are making online safety easier and improving offline safety as well.
online safety, is the knowledge of maximizing the user’s personal safety and security risks to private information and property associated with using the internet, and the self-protection from computer crime in general. As the number of internet users continues to grow worldwide,internet safety is a growing concern for both children and adults. Common concerns regarding safety on the internet include: malicious users (spam, phishing, cyberbullying, cyberstalking etc.), websites and software (malware, computer viruses, etc.) and various types of obscene or offensive content. Several crimes can be committed on the Internet such as stalking, identity theft and more.
Whenever you work and communicate online Think before you send. If you send an email or post a message in anger, it could come back to haunt you later. The same goes for pictures and videos you post online. Even when something is deleted from a page, it may still be out there waiting to be found when you least expect it. Think before you send.
Respect the time and bandwidth of others.Don’t pass along emails that contain hoaxes, or send messages to the entire student body. The same goes for sending large videos or attachments in an email message.
Don’t send messages that could be misinterpreted as threatening or hurtful.Be careful about the language you use as well as the information you pass along about others.
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