Tips for Web Safety

As the world is getting be globalized, Internet becomes a largest tool that almost everyone uses for information and commutity. It provides everything humanly impossible in temrs of resources, technology, knowlege to enrich our lives. In other words, using the Internet is inevitable for us to survive the modern world because it is just another means of communication and also the reason why you are at the computer right now.

Then, does the Internet always satisfy us? The answer might be NO. Internet is definitely a greatest tool for most of us, but not for those who do not aware of the danger lurking in it. In order to keep yourself safe against any risks of cyber crime, you must keep the following tips in your mind when you use the Internet. These tips are not only important for language learning at this space, but it helps you to protect yourself from privacy invasions in general use of the Internet as well.

•  Do not fill out forms and enter contests on commercial Web sites

• Do not provide information when registering for Internet services or software (i.e. file-sharing, instant messaging, e-mail)
• Do not complete a personal profile for an e-mail or instant messaging account
• Do not give personal information to strangers in chat rooms or through instant messaging

Please don't lose your privacy due to neglect of those tips and just adhere to them. For more information about web safety, refer to the article; Protecting Personal Privacy Online .



Reference

Safe Passage Know the Risks- Privacy Invasions
www.media-awareness.ca/...risks_privacy.cfm