Stay Safe Online tips 1/3/14
Stay Safe Online tips and advice for 13-
- Keep your phone, laptops or tablet secure -
use a password or PIN.
- Don’t do anything online that you wouldn’t do face to face Think about what you post – would you be happy for people to still see it in 10 or 20 years. Comments, photos and videos you post or share make up your digital footprint, even if you delete it so there is still a record of it.
- Do you really know your online friends? Think about why and how you know people and if you are not friends in the real life you shouldn’t be online.
- Never feel forced into doing anything you don’t want to do Block people who send cruel or offensive messages and tell someone about it Also don’t send them either Don’t open links and attachments from people you don’t know Never arrange to meet someone you have on the internet
- Sexting is never a good idea. Once images have been taken and sent to others, control is lost of them and they can end up anywhere. Just think – if you wouldn’t print and pass these images around your school or show your mum or dad, then don’t share by phone or other technologies.
- If you receive an indecent image or naked selfie from someone, do not send this image onto others or respond with one of you – report it.
- Always tell an adult you trust.