The Ultimate Guide To Internet Safety Second Edition

Learn why it is important to use the Internet wisely and tips for how to stay safe.

Home computer users now have a reference manual for internet safety and cybercrime prevention. This book highlights the parallel of real world crime, individual rights and responsibilities related to the computer, internet and electronic devices including child predators, cyberbullying, fraud, harassment, identity theft, infectors, intellectual property violations, intrusion, legislation, malware, marketing, privacy, spam and reporting cybercrime. It emphasizes that national policies and laws should not only be blind to the tool used to commit the crime but should be formulated to fairly balance the privacy, respect, responsibilities, rights and safety of each individual. Paperback 6x9 240pp ISBN 9781435711594 LCCN 2008901898. Originally published in print 2008.

The book teaches its readers how to use the internet safely on all of their devices, including computers, smartphones, and tablets. Covers various aspects of online safety including: social media, email safety, web browsing, online dating, password protection, parental controls, and more. This book is great for internet users of all ages and experience, and contains the latest in best practices you can follow to have the safest experience online.

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Computers are safe, but you have to learn about internet safety and you should be aware of some of the tricks, con games and scams that take place online. The internet is perfectly safe, as long as you know how to protect yourself. Although child exploitation and identity theft are feared online, there are ways to protect yourself against these problems. During the years, I managed to learn quite a bit about internet safety. Much of what I reveal in this book has been learned through trial and error. I did get viruses in my computers. I did get my identity stolen. I did have problems with people who found out too much information about me. Fortunately, I was able to learn from past mistakes and prevent others from making the same mistakes that I did. Internet safety is all about keeping yourself, your family and your personal information safe. Once you learn how to do this, you will feel much more secure in using the internet for a variety of different purposes. Despite the problems that happened to me, I still maintain a Facebook page. I do all my banking online and most of my shopping. I have had the same computer for a few years and it is virus free. I also managed to keep my children, who are now grown, from falling prey to any internet predators. The internet technology has also allowed me to make my living as a writer - if it wasn’t for computers and the internet, I would be out of work. I know quite a few people who met their spouses online and I have managed to make some nice cyber friends through this media.

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