dangers on the internet
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DANGERS ON THE
INTERNET
FRAUD■Done by professionals to
manipulate somebody to gain money or other riches;
■Easily done on the Internet as talking face to face is not required and pretending to be somebody else can be easy;
■Sometimes can be done to find information about something;
HACKING■Can breach your computer
security programmes and steal valuable information;
■Usually done by a professional to search for secret, personal information;
■Can be used to damage reputations, spread lies or/and steal personal information to blackmail and earn money;
CYBERBULLYING■ Cyberbullying includes:• sending hateful messages
or even death threats to children;
• spreading lies about them online;
• making nasty comments on their social networking profiles;
• creating a website to bash their looks or reputation.
PIRACY■95% of music is
downloaded illegally;■Piracy is punished by jail
time in a lot of countries in Europe;
■$12.5 billion in economic losses each year due to Piracy in the music industry;
DAMAGED REPUTATIONS■ 40% of teens have seen pictures on
social networks of their peers getting drunk, passed out, or using drugs;
■ More than 11% of teens are spending more than three hours per school day on social network sites;
■ There are a saying: „If it is ever posted on the Internet, it is there forever“. That means that if you make a mistake and post something you did not want online, there is a big chance that it can stay on the Internet forever.
WAYS TO PREVENT IT
Think twice before you post
something■Be aware that photos you post, for example, on Facebook can be downloaded and then used against you.
■All employers check social media before they hire somebody, so any incriminating photos and/or posts can help decide if they are willing to hire the candidate.
Do not give personal
information to anybody
■Frauds can try to become your friend and then get personal information from you, so they can use it in their advantage.
■The best way to prevent this is to try as hard as possible not to talk to anyone you do not know in real life.
Change your passwords regurlarly■This simple task can prevent you from getting
hacked and losing valuable documents and money;
■Strengthen the protection of such things as your bank accounts by adding extra protections such as extra questions that only you know the answer and/or fingertip recognition if possible and necessary.
Thank you for your attentionand stay safe!