Section 2

Section 2.2, Internet Safety Personal Online Internet Safety Guidelines Online Disclosure of Personal Information 1. Full Name-use nicknames & partial names 2. Home address- do not give out personal address to individual on the web. 3. Phone number- a phone number can be used in a reverse search on the internet to identify the addresses of an individual. 4. Social security number-disclosure of social security numbers is not a good idea unless the website is secured. It could be used to steal financial and personal information. 5. Disclosure of passwords to anyone should be avoided. The greater the number of people with access to personal information, the greater the risk a) The password should be at least 8 characters long b) Use a combination of letters & numbers c) Change password every 1-2 months d) Do not give out password e) Do not use birthdays, pets names, friends names, common words 6. Disclosure of the names of family members is not a good idea as well. 7. Credit Card Information should be disclosed to trusted, verified, and secure sites that have security and encryption software. 8. Photos- are potential sources of risk because they are personal information. Photos can also be edited to falsify information, such as to make ID cards. Control Netwo0rking & Online Chatting 9. Behave properly when online Employers & colleges recruiters are frequently turning to online social networking sites to assess the behavior of potential employees a) Inappropriate pictures and illegal behavior may be viewed by future employers can prove fatal to one’s job potential. b) Your online reputation is valuable. 10. Safety guidelines and precautions: a. Avoid yelling (keying in all caps) when chatting online. b. Do not bully- spreading malicious & false information. Ignore bullies c. If a situation escalates or a bully does not stop, contact school authorities & inform parents. d. Never meet someone in person that you have met online only. 11. Posting harmful information about someone on the internet & especially on social networking sites is never a good idea. 12. Do not open emails or respond to sites that promise you will get rich quick or anything else that seems too good to be true. Phishing schemes. 13. Do not give out credit information without parental permission and only when the site is certified secure. Encryption. 14. The URL of a secure site begins with https: - the “s” indicates a secure web site 15. An interactive lock is displayed n the site, usually in the bottom corner.

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16. A seal is another indication of safety. If there is a seal, inspect it & make sure it is authentic. 17. Virus- a small piece of software that attaches to programs that are installed on a user’s pc. An email virus has the potential to automatically mail itself to contacts. 18. Spam- unwanted and unsolicited email advertisements or messages. 19. Spyware- malicious software designed to take partial control of a computer’s operations without the consent of the user. a. Some spyware intercepts and records passwords and credit card numbers b. Tracks a user’s visits to different web sites to analyze their spending Operator Search String Result AND Movies AND advertising Documents and AND sales websites, containing both terms, movies and advertising. + Movies+advertising+sales Documents and websites that contain all three terms, movies, advertising, and sales OR Jam OR jelly Jam and jelly, or either term OR Jam OR jelly OR Documents and preservers websites containing one or all of the terms AND/OR Orchids AND (growing Documents and OR planting) websites that contain the word orchids and either the term growing or the term planting or both terms “ “ “President Clinton” AND President Clinton “foreign policy” AND foreign Policy