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Dangers of the Internet

Name: ____________________

Class: ________________



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Objectives

1. Know the dangers of the Internet

2. Know how to be safe on the Internet



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1.4 Dangers of the Internet

• Spamming• Unsolicited e-mails• Whether dangerous or not depends on its contents• Can be dangerous if you trust what it says without

verifying the reliability of its source



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• Identity theft• Wrongfully obtains another person’s personal data• Uses that identity in some way involving fraud and

deception• Phishing

• Fishing for information using deception• Bank account number, credit card number, password



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• E-mail scams• A scheme or plan to cheat people of money• Plays on the greed of the victims



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How to be safe on the Internet

Name: ____________________

Class: ________________



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1.5 How to be Safe on the Internet

1. If it sounds too good to be true, it is probably not true• Someone might be trying to cheat you



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2. Have a personal and non-personal e-mail address• Personal e-mail address

• Do not circulate this e-mail address widely

• Non-personal e-mail address• For non-important matters

• Registering yourself on websites• Sending e-mails to friends whom

you are not so close to• If the non-personal e-mail account is

compromised, create another one



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3. If you’re not sure whether it is true, assume that it is FALSE• Do not be too trusting

• Behind a computer, anyone can claim anything and pass off as anybody



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4. Be extra careful with personal details

• Do not give your personal details to people or websites that you cannot trust

• Restrict the information that you give others

• To avoid having your identity “stolen”



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4. Be extra careful with personal details



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5. Keep your OS and software updated

• Software usually has security “holes” that allow hackers

• Keep your OS and software updated with security patches that plug the “holes”

• First step to keeping your computers more secure

• There are other security measures



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1. Be polite, be patient etc.2. Online banking, web-based e-mail etc.3. See “1.5 How to be Safe on the Internet”, pages 35 to

37



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Summary

1. The Internet is full of people with good intentions as well as people with bad intentions.



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Summary

2. Spammers send as many e-mail as possible to advertise their products.

3. Identity thieves wrongfully obtain and use others’ personal data in ways that involve fraud.



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Summary

4. Scammers are people who swindle you by means of fraud.

5. To be safe on the Internet, you should not let others get hold of things that they can use against you, such as your personal details.

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