Section 2.2 Internet Safety

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 and numbers c. Change the Password every 1-2 months d. Do not give out the password e. Do not use birthdays, pet 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 only 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 Social Networking and Online Chatting 9. Behave properly online Employers and colleges recruiters are frequently turning to online social networking site to assess the behavior of potential employees a. Inappropriate pictures and illegal behavior may be viewed by future employers and can prove fatal to one’s job potential b. Your online reputations valuable 10.Posting harmful information about someone on the Internet and especially on social networking sites is never a good idea 11.Safety guidelines and precautions: a. Avoid yelling (keying in all caps) when chatting online. b. Do not bully- spreading malicious and false information. Ignore Bullies c. If a situation escalates or a bully does not stop, contact school authorities and inform parents. d. Never meet someone in person that you have met online only

Financial safeguards 12.Don’t open emails or respond to sites that promise you will get rich quick or anything else that seems to good to be true. Phishing 13.Do not give out credit information without parental permission and only when the site is certified as secure. Encryption 14.The URL of a secure site begins with https:- the “s” indicates a secure website 15.An interactive lock is displayed on the site, usually in the bottom corner. 16.16. A seal is another indication of safety. If there is a seal, inspect it and make sure it is authentic. Potential Computer Hazards 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. Trojan Horse Virus is a virus that disguises itself as real program or file. 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 users. a. Some spyware intercepts and records passwords and credit card numbers b. Tracks a user’s to different web sites to analyze their spending activity and forecast consumer behavior

The Internet, Section 1 Internet Search Tools Search engines 1. Individual search engine- uses computer programs called “spiders”, “crawlers”, or “robots” to match key search words with the web pages that contain them a. The results returned are lists of web pages and titles b. Does not search the Internet itself, but instead, searches databases of information about the Internet c. Google.com, ask.com yahoo, live 2. Meta-search engine- sends requests for information to several search engines simultaneously and compiles the results, dogpile, AltaVista 3. As the results are compiled, duplications are eliminated, thus yielding fewer results 4. A time-saver compared to a regular search engine 5. Google Custom Search allows user to control their search by specifying a. Name of the search engine, Description, Language, Sites 6. Subject directories- searchable databases that are developed and maintained by human selection of sites to search broad subject categories and their descriptions a. Used in research and often linked to library systems, research databases b. Mostly made up of specialized databases, such as library catalogs. c. Searches for non-HTML formats (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) d. Results in more reliable pages than search engines e. http://informatine.ucr.edu – academic librarians f. www.lii.org – Librarians’ Internet Index g. www.about.com 7. EBSCOhost- premium online information resources for institutions a. Colleges and universities, Hospitals and medical institutions, Corporations b. Government, K-12 schools, Public libraries 1. Libraryresearch.com- a subsidiary of EBSCOhost 2. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) 3. CRIS (Current Research and Information System) 4. Incywincy.com 5. Completeplanet.com 6. Google Scholar

Internet Search Methods 8. Keyword- Unique phrases, Synonyms or word variations a. Field- a search parameter, such as a title, date of publication, Useful for drilling down and focusing on specific content. 9. Boolean Logic a. Uses operators with keywords to narrow search parameters b. Operators include AND, OR, and “ ” + - NOT c. AND narrows results by searching for pages that contain both keywords d. OR expands results by search for pages that contain either of the keywords e. Quotation makes narrow results by searching for phrases 10.Boolean is implied in many search engines, but still a valuable method for narrowing 11.Miscellaneous search methods a. Different language support- searches for words in different languages b. Spell checker- gives suggestions if the word keyed for the search is misspelled c. Phonebook- uses phone numbers to search for locations and addresses d. Math/equivalents- solves basic math problems and converts equivalents