Page 65 - Exercise 1B

Page 65 - Exercise 1B

HOW CAN YOU STAY SAFE ONLINE?

Here are some simple tips.

Chatrooms and social networks.

1) Never use your real name on the Internet. Use a nickname. Your friends will recognize it, but strangers won’t.

2) Never give your real address, school, date of birth or e-mail address on the Internet.

3) Always set Privacy Settings to Friends Only.

4) Always log off before you leave a computer.

Passwords

1) Never tell anyone your password, even your best friend.

2) Don’t write your password down or store it on your mobile phone. Keep it in your head! Nobody can see it there.

3) Don’t use these things for passwords. Family names, your date of birth, your pet’s name, your favourite pop group or friends’ names. People can guess your password from them.

4) For a good password use a mixture of letters, numbers and symbols.

E-mails

1) Sometimes you can get an e-mail from an unknown address.

Don’t reply to it.

Don’t open any attachments. As they may contain a virus.

Delete the e-mail immediately.

2) Sometimes you can get an e-mail that says bad things.

Don’t reply to it.

Don’t delete it.

Show it to your parents or a teacher.