The purpose of this post is to advise other students about a specific internet danger that you have researched and are familiar with. For full credit include the types of information shown in the example below. You could even copy and paste the example, then replace my info with your own.
Read the other comments and make your's original.
EXAMPLE
Danger: Criminals use computer technology to obtain large amounts of personal data such as passwords or even banking information.
Prevention: Do NOT respond to "spam" unsolicited E-mail that promises them some benefit but requests identifying data, without realizing that in many cases, the requester has no intention of keeping his promise.
Source: Dept of Justice Website. URL is:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html#What%20Are%20The%20Most%20Common%20Ways%20To%20Commit%20Identity
Friday, October 12, 2007
Internet Dangers - Block 4
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Danger: Many sex offenders will go into chat rooms and pretend they are a kid just to talk to other kids. They will try to find out their name, age, and maybe where you live so they can get to you.
Prevention: Never respond to someone you don't know online or in an email. If you have talked to someone online that you don't know, never agree to meet them in person. Before you enter a chatroom, make sure you have permission or that your parents know your in there.
Source: ProtectKids
URL is: http://www.protectkids.com/dangers/index.htm
Danger: Internet content is totally uncensored. Because of this, children surfing the Web can be exposed to sexual, malicious, racist and violent content in e-mail messages, chats and forums.
Prevention: Limit your children to participate in forums on sites appropriate to their age.
Source: Isreal Government Portal
URL is:http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/EngSubjects/SafeSurfingEng/ParentsEng/SSPNetDangerForTeenagers/
Preditors on the Prowl
There is an immediate Danger when a person is on the internet. The power that is held within the internet is enormous and the common potential is un-known. Younger and or unknowledgeable people may not have the knowledge that the simplest thing could give important info away. Preditors may be lerking in different programs to either hack or steal info from an un-suspecting host. To prevent this from happening to a person, you should not open any E-mails that you do not recognize, probably sent by someone in an attempt to get your attention or something worse. It is possible that they could have attached a virus that is un-detectable. There are many traps that are on-line. I saw on a commercial, about internet saftey, that they tried to re-create some of the crazy schemes that are said in these random E-mails and it isn't as easy in person and doesn't sound as "convincing" as it does on-line. To the common internet user, good advice is to not open anything you are not involved with and if you are not sure if you are involved do not open it, because if you are involved with something they will sertainly send another E-mail to prove their recognition.
I did not use any URL's or anything at all, this is all common sense to protect your computer. (^_^)
Danger: Criminals can use the internet to gain important information about you, or to break into valuable company files. Also predators go on the internet to obtain all of you information. The do this by getting your passwords and other personal information, such as banking information.
Prevention: To prevent criminals from gaining your information you can be careful about what you do on the internet. For example DO NOT respond to spam or any other pop ups
Source: http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/EngSubjects/SafeSurfingEng/ParentsEng/SSPNetDangerForTeenagers /
Danger: "The day has come when internet dating is considered a legitimate way of meeting new people in the endless search for the right person. Chat rooms have replaced bar rooms, and dating sites and personal ads no longer have the "stigma" that they once did. You may still get a raised eyebrow when telling people you are using the internet for your search for the perfect mate, but no where close to the reaction you would have gotten years ago. Internet dating has gained popularity by leaps and bounds, and unfortunately, so have the dangers and horror stories some have encountered.
The anonymity of internet dating has afforded con artists a new playground for scams, and has allowed people to be anyone they think you want them to be because they are engaging you primarily through the written word." This is a story for a girl that was involed in internet dating."I started chatting with a fellow I met in an internet chat room, and he said he was a teacher at a school and only could chat on lunch breaks and in-between classes (things like that) as he did not have a computer at home. We had a lot in common, both of us were divorced, and had custody of our children. He said the teaching job was great as the hours were great since his kids were in school he didn't need a babysitter or daycare. We chatted everyday and then started calling back and forth on our cel phones. We met for lunch and everything seemed to be great, we saw one another on Wed and Saturdays for about two months and I was talking to a girlfriend of mine and she said "Where does he live? What is his home phone number?" I said "He is embarrassed of his place, he hasn't had a woman's "touch" there and its in shambles, and he doesn't have a home phone." She started putting thoughts into my head that he was MARRIED, and that is why I couldn't have his home address and why I couldn't have a home number for him. It really got to me, and I expressed my concern to him and he said he will bring his divorce papers over the next time we got together. The next 8 times we got together he "forgot" and yes, I know, I should have put my foot down, but I really really liked him. My friend asked me to get his license plate number, which I did, and she went to an investigative service, and they found out YES he was MARRIED, YES they were living together, and YES I was played for a complete FOOL."
Prevention:Just do not look for dates on the internet
Source: Dangers of Internet Dating
URL is:http://www.dangersofinternetdating.com/
Danger: Internet Dating, replaces the bar rooms. People use them to find there soul mate considering they go through personality profiles. People don't know what the person is really like. They are only known by what they say. Many horror stories have come from internet dating. Most people go on them to cheat on their significant other.
Prevention: Use them with caution. Know what to aviod, and watch out for.
Source: Compilation of stories from actual people
URL is:http://www.dangersofinternetdating.com/
Danger: Kids in between 11 and 19 years of age are being bullied online for various reasons. The children would be threatened and harassed by email or chatrooms. The bullies can create hate websites and send the url to anyone they want.
Prevention: Dont Give away your email unless you know and trust the person. If someone emails you, dont talk to them unless you feel comforable. Also, never give away private information like your full name and where you live
URL is: http://www.safety-council.org/info/child/trojan.html
Danger: Most of us are probably familiar with the free Wi-Fi at coffee shops or airports. But now some secrets are being revealed. Not all of the hotspots are as safe as we expect. Some of administrators of these places can have complete control over your computer because you are using their signal. You don't exactly want to give away your bank information or credit card number that way.
Prevention: Set your notebook to ask you BEFORE you connect to a new network. Turn off file sharing so you can't have your information stolen by a hacker. And do not repeat DO NOT shop online through the free wifi!!
Source:http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2007/10/20/when-to-be-wary-of-free-wi-fi.aspx
Danger: One of the attractions of the Internet is the anonymity of the user, and this is why it can be so dangerous. A child doesn't always know with whom he or she is interacting. Children may think they know, but unless it's a school friend or a relative, they really can't be sure. Often we think of pedophiles as having access to children out on the playground and other places, but because of the way the Internet works, children can actually be interacting on their home computers with adults who pretend to be children.
Prevention:To prevent this make sure you know who you are talking to at all times. Never give away any personal information such as your age, name or school you go to.
Source: ProtectKids
URL is: http://www.protectkids.com/dangers/onlinepred.htm
Danger: Exposure to Inappropriate Content
Prevention: Things that can prevent kids from seeing is putting child locks on your comptuer for the younger kids. You can also Watch your kids what they go on you can watch what they go on the internet.
Source: Govnerment
URL is:http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/EngSubjects/SafeSurfingEng/ParentsEng/SSPNetDangerForTeenagers/
Danger: The internet can be a very dangerous thing if you do not use it right. You can be anyone you want on the internet. People act like they are someone other then themselves and try to talk to kids. Sexual Preditors do that and that is how hundreds of kids have gotten in a situation where they are in trouble due to the fact they gave out information about themselves. You can never be to sure about the people you are talking to while on the internet.
Prevention: Do not give out information about yourself because it could get into the wrong hands and you could end up in serious trouble. Use the internet for the right reasons and not the wrong ones.
Source: child safety
URL is:http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
Danger: Children are ignorant of potential dangers of meeting people online.
Prevention: Watch your children on recent websites they are on. Set time limits or set setting to disable and block online chat rooms. Tell them about the internet dangers of having friends online and information and statistics on "online buddies"
URL: http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-18-2002-22689.asp
I think it is common sence to not put any personal information out there because you could come in contact with some one who will hurt you.
Solution: Dont give any personal information out there unless you know them.
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