Chat rooms can be a fun place to talk to friends and family in a very relaxed atmosphere. The Internet provides us with all kinds of opportunities to communicate, find useful information, and get to know people better. Unfortunately, the …[Continue]
Protecting Your Identity in Chat Rooms
Chat rooms may seem like relatively safe places to meet people and to carry on conversations because you never have to actually meet the other person. The anonymity of chatting online has definite appeal. However, many people have a false …[Continue]
Secure Online Shopping with Your Credit Card
Identity theft and credit card fraud are crimes that many of us are well aware of. With more and more opportunities to buy and sell online, it becomes more likely that a motivated thief could take advantage of us. Luckily …[Continue]
Talking Safety with Your Child About MySpace
Some children are going to be more receptive about your desires to protect them than are others. Children may not fully understand that there is danger in giving someone your full name, for example or that meeting someone that you …[Continue]
Tips for Safeguarding Your Privacy and Identity
The Internet provides a great way to network with other people. It also provides a great way to do business. Unfortunately, this great tool can also be used to put you and your identity at risk. There are things that …[Continue]
How to (Safely) Make Friends on MySpace
MySpace is designed to be a forum for young people to exchange ideas, pictures, sounds and words. The idea is that you register your information, obtain your own MySpace page and customize it as you like. The problem is that …[Continue]
How to Post Online Info Safely
Most everyone knows that there are dangers to posting photos, profiles and other personal information on the Internet. This is such a hazard because anyone who wishes can take a look at your personal information. In the wrong hands even …[Continue]
What Parents Need to Know about Internet Safety
As computers become more important in the world, it becomes more important for our children to go online. Computers have largely replaced libraries as places to get information for school reports and projects. Computers have also enmeshed themselves into the …[Continue]
