Wednesday 9 February 2011

Staying Safe online

There are lots of sites around that allow you to talk to other people on the web such as facebook and Bebo. Chat rooms give you the chance to have a conversation with other people and get instant replies.

It can be a great way to chat to other people who share your interests, but you should always be careful not to pass on any of your personal details and information. You should always keep in mind that Internet users can pretend to be anyone they like. They can lie about their age, their interests and whether they're male or female. No matter how long you've been chatting, remember that they're still strangers and you still don't know them.

You should also not go on some websites because you could get virus and other malware attacks so be careful of what you go on and do not click on the advertisements saying that you have won a competition because it could be people trying to spam and they will start sending you emails all the time.

You should have a back up of your data because you might loss the data or it can be stolen by someone hacking the computer system and the data protecting act which defines UK law on data which means your own privacy and no one else should know about. Its to protect peoples rights and freedoms and there right to privacy with respect. the Blogger has its own privicy settings which means you can give certain people the site of your blogger by sending them it. Also business should have there own policy and procedures which you need to be aware of. Some of these can be found in the company handbook and some you will be told about during your induction.

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