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Web Site Safety

OK, your anti-virus is current and constantly updated and you run a firewall. You never open e-mails or attachments from an unknown source and you’d rather eat worms that reply to spam. You have an anonymous nickname, you don’t use any of your personal details in your profile online and you never send e-mails, texts or IM ’s that contain your telephone number or real name. Good - you have your online safety completely covered…don’t you? Well, hang on there just a minute. What about your Web site?

For adults

Follow this link to read "Building Safer Web sites" and Web Site Safety Tips for adults >>

For Kids and Teens

If you have a Web site or a Web page, it is very possible that without actually realizing it you are giving away information about yourself to complete strangers. How many Web pages have you seen that read like this?

“Hi, my name’s Jenny and I am 13 years old. I live in Wisconsin and I love cats!”

Seems innocent enough, doesn’t it? Well, let's take a closer look at Jenny's Web page >>

Come back here to follow this link to see what we found out >>