Cyber+Safety



Need Help? Here's some information about Cyber Safety!

**•Be Smart!•**
-Know who you're talking to online. -Do not trust anyone online. You never REALLY know who you're talking to. Do not automatically trust the person you are talking to online. -The only things you know about them are the things they tell you, which may or may not be true.

**•Don't Share It!•**
-Never share your personal information. Never post anything that includes personal information on a profile or on the internet. That can include your address, phone number, name, etc. Even consider NOT posting photos of yourself. -When you do post photos, make sure it doesn't reveal more than you want it to. Example: Don't stand in front of your house where the mailbox, with the house number, could be showing. -When you post information about you, you are giving some people many ways to find you. -NEVER, EVER, EVER, give your password away. You may think it's okay to share it with friends, but they could be your friend one day and not the next. We've all seen that happen. If someone knows your password, they could do anything with your account. They could do something illegal, authorities could trace it back to you, and you would get in trouble because "you" posted it.

-Go to Google, Google your name, and you'll see that it's VERY, VERY easy for someone, who knows nothing about you, to find you.
 * •Try It!•**

**•Screen Names•**
-Make sure that your screen name doesn't reveal too much about you! Some people use their real name and birth year, but in reality, a lot of people do that. If you do that, your screen name is revealing too much. -Some people use the same passwords as their screen names. If you do that, someone could guess your password easily and get onto your account easily.

**•Privacy Settings•**
-Different sites have different privacy settings. There are many ways to secure and protect your account and yourself. You can block and ignore people on sites like Facebook and Twitter. -When you are going on sites, you should look at their privacy settings to know how to stay safe. -You should always be aware of the dangers that you could protect yourself from on different sites. You should also be aware of the possible protection choices.

**•Not Private•**
-Just because your profile is private, doesn't mean you're not safe from people. -When people have access to your account, they can really do anything they want with it. -Even if your profile is private, if you have 1000 friends, 1000 people really see it.

**•Can't Go Back•**
-Once you post something online, you can't take it back. Even if you delete it, older versions exist on old servers. Once things go online, you lose ownership of it. -People can make copies, print, repost, etc. -Make sure you only post information that you are okay with others seeing. Ask yourself, would I want my parents to see this, or my grandparents? -Remember...Everyone has access to the internet.

**•!Stranger Danger!•**
-Strangers online are exactly that, strangers. -Flirting with strangers is always dangerous- obviously. -Sometimes, when people get a flirty feeling, they lose their judgment or they let their guard down. They start to trust the strangers, and the strangers get the people to do things you'd think were a good idea at the time, but they're not. -If you think you know someone online, you start to get an image of them. They could be completely and utterly opposite. -You don't always know who people are, so do not trust anyone online.

**•Meeting in Person•**
-Be weary if someone you met online wants to meet in person. A majority of youth know NOT to meet up with strangers they met online. -The people you meet online can turn you against your family and friends, and they will tell you whatever they think you want to hear. -The more information you put online about yourself, the more you are able of becoming a victim of grooming. Grooming is when a stranger tells you what you want to hear (you're beautiful, gorgeous, etc.) to get you to trust them.

•NOT Your Friends• -It may seem like the person you are talking to is your best friend, but they're not. They could be saying the exact same thing to 100 other people at that very moment. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but you are nothing special to them. -When people are talking to you like that online, they do not have good intentions. If you trust your gut, most of the time you'll be right. If you have a bad feeling about someone that you're talking to online, stop talking to them immediately. -If something seems suspicious, report it. Make sure the people who run the site know that those kind of people are on their sites. They do not want those kind of people on their sites. -AND, always remember that it's very easy to give your information to someone online, so be very careful!

__**Websites:**__
http://www.cyber-safety.com/parents.html - This is a good site to look at and show your parents! It's more for your parents, but it wouldn't hurt to look at it yourself, would it? This site talks about 12 steps that your parents should consider talking about with you. It also has a ton of other information, and different ways to stay safe online! Check it out!

http://www.parentfurther.com/technology-media/online-safety?utm_campaign=parentfurther-search&utm_medium=search&utm_source=google&utm_term=cyber%20safety%20for%20kids - This is another good site to look at and show your parents! This site shows how it is important to show your kids the dangers of the internet so they can stay safe.

Here are some videos on Cyber Safety!They might be able to help you understand Cyber Safety a little more than you did before!

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My video talks about cyber safety and ways to stay safe on the internet. Check it out!

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