3. SPAM Congratulations, You’ve just won $50,000 You have won a free trip to Hawaii You’ve just won A free ipod If you do not forward this on to 15 people you will have bad luck for 10 years. Do not Click these.
4. SPAM Spamming is where you receive annoying attachments through emails that can send viruses through your computer. They can also be links, such as pop ups that you may occasionally click on. Things like where they say you have won a free trip to Hawaii or a free iPod, are usually just links that will spam your computer, so don’t click on them. That doesn’t mean that when ever you receive an email from a friend with an attachment it’s going to be spam, sometimes they may be sending you a picture you wanted or something. But they may be sending you a virus unintentionally because they might already have one on their computer, so it’s a good idea, when opening attachments to have a virus scanner on your computer so that you can check it out first.
5. “Can I have your Email?” You should only give your email out to people who you know and trust. Your email is like your entry onto the internet and is generally what you use for sites such as MySpace and facebook. Sending those chainmail emails also to a bunch of people is an easy way for spammers to get heaps of other peoples email addresses. You should protect your privacy by never using your full name or correct address or contact details and by making sure that all of your profiles are set to private.
7. What goes on, On-line? Many parents freak out about the internet and think that it’s just a major place where their kids can get into all kind of trouble. However, the internet’s a pretty cool place where you can chat to mates, upload photos and gather info for research. While there are some downsides and danger to going on the internet. These incidents aren’t heard of as often as you may think, and if you cyber-up and get a high cy-q you will be fine.
13. Passwords help to keep your accounts safe, so that they can’t be hacked into and you wont have people changing your account details or writing something that may not be that nice. Passwords work well when they are words, (or codes) that will not be easy to guess, like your birthday or favourite colour. Good passwords can include things like capital letters, with a combo of words and numbers. e.g. PassWord01
14. Who Am I? When you are talking to people who you don’t know on msn or chatrooms, it can be hard to tell if they are who they say they are. Good advice would be to not agree to meet anyone who you only know via the internet and to generally not speak to too many strangers on the net. If you do speak with people who you don’t know personally don’t give out any private information, don’t tell them where you live, and don’t give them your real name. When speaking to people who you don’t know, if they ask for your mobile or home number, do not give it to them!
