Top Ten Online Safety Tips


Keep personal information to a minimum – don’t use your full date of birth.

Don’t put your mobile phone number on your profile.

Keep identifying information about your private life, including your school, to a minimum.

Keep your password private.

Use a generic and non-identifying email address.

Lock your profile and photo albums – don’t let people you don’t know have access to your photos.

Think before posting photos.

Always get the permission of others before putting their photos online.

Check your profile regularly to check what others have posted or written on your profile.

Report abuse, harassment, bullying or inappropriate content to the website and if necessary, your school or police.

Safer social networking: what you need know when you’re online

The following links can provide you with guidelines for protecting your privacy and connecting safely online.

private i Your ultimate privacy survival guide
Whether you never think about privacy or always do, this publication is for you. It’ll tell you what some of the privacy issues are that you may face, some of the pitfalls to avoid, and who to turn to for help if your privacy has been affected http://www.privacy.gov.au/materials/types/download/9382/6921




Tips and advice for being smart online

The online world is truly amazing. And while it allows you to do so much, there are some very real risks. Sometimes things don’t go as you’d hoped. Finding out about what can happen and what you can do about it are all part of learning to be smart online

http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/en/Teens/Tips%20and%20advice.aspx


What to think about when using social networking sites
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_16/control/social-networking.aspx

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To have a good time on the Web, you need to keep yourself safe and make things e-secure—your computer, phone and other devices that you connect to the internet. Here you’ll find out about e-security—security for the online world.

https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/budd-e/

Social web tips for teens

These tips, based on the latest research, will help teens' socialising stay fun and safe on both the fixed and mobile social Web
http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Tips/social-web-tips-for-teens.html

Are there any privacy risks associated with using social networking sites? http://www.privacy.gov.au/faq/individuals/sn-q2

Thinkuknow: What can go wrong online?
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_16/control/


Go to Office for Youth page on Facebook

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