1.Your online reputation is as important as your real life reputation, so protect it. A reputation takes a lifetime to make and seconds to destroy.
2.Cyber-bullying:
- If you're being bullied, you don't have to suffer in silence.
- Don't keep it to yourself, talk to an adult you can trust.
- Don't engage or retaliate.
- Record all digital evidence.
- Block the cyber-bully on all your social networking sites.
- Report the behaviour to the social networking site.
- If you are a witness to cyber-bullying, talk about it to a trusted adult.
- If you are a bully, think of the consequences and stop.
When you post something online, it becomes publicly available for the world to see.
4.Use the highest privacy settings on social networking sites.
5.REPORT any inappropriate messages and photos to an adult, especially if they make you feel uncomfortable.
6.Act responsibly online.
Don't post/text inappropiate messages or photos.
7.Remember that people lie about their identity online all the time, so only accept friend requests from people you know and trust.
8.Never share your passwords with anyone. Not even your best friend.
9.Never share you personal information online; photo's, phone numbers, home address, holiday information,family details or credit card information.
10. Like to chat online? Use a fun name and not your real name
11. Think before you click. Never open an e-mail from someone you don't know. If it looks suspicious, (or not) it may contain malware (virus) that could harm your device.
12. Always use up-to-date security software on all devices you use to connect to the internet. (Yup that includes phones with internet access!)
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I'm pretty sure that any younger people reading this are more than likely rolling their eyes at this message, but bear with me here. A few years ago I would have been doing the same myself I'm sure. But the way the world is now, everthing is based online. Something you posted five years ago can still be seen. Comments you made without thinking can always be found. And you can almost always be traced back to something you made public. You really don't want to suffer from or be embarrassed in the future by something stupid you posted online without thinking. As I said above, a reputation is a hard thing to reassemble. What you make public online is your story, make it a good one. It's not a crime to have a private life in the 21st Century, every detail of your life does not need to be posted online....Think before you Type!
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