Cyber Bullying - is use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others. It has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have arisen to combat it.
Cyber-bullying has been defined as when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. you can access website links, which can solve the problem:
http://www.guardianangels.org/cyberangels.php
Facebook also has a complaint policy were you can report people that are Cyber Bullying people.
Spam - is where some one sends junk emails to everyone and says that you have won something but you have not entered any competition in anything and when you click on it, the person who sent that email gets your email address and will send loads more of emails which can give you Viruses and Trojans.
You can prevent this by clicking the X button on the top right corner and there is spam filter which blocks the spams coming through.
Phishing - a method used by criminals trying to trick people into disclosing their bank account details and passwords. Usually the method used is to send an email which appears to come from your bank and containing a link to a site similar to your bank. You enter details and the site steals the information it requires. Advice is never responding to these emails. In business you might ask all staff to report receipt of such emails.
This can be prevented by not giving your details out unless they're family and you trust them.
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