Now that we have discussed concerns of privacy, security, and ethics in using Web resources, the following are several ways to utilize the benefits of the web while maintaining some degree of safety from hackers of information.
1. Cookies - go into your internet browser options and turn up the security level to only accept known cookies. You may also block downloads of unsigned Active X controls as well.
2. Subscribe to an antivirus software. McAfee is a good one.
3. Subscribe to an email spam filter. Your ISP should have this available to you for a nominal fee. Some internet subscriptions come with one as part of the package.
4. Your internet browser has an option to enter sites into a registry that you know are bad, so it will never allow you browse them. Conversely, there is a registry of "trusted sites" you may enter as well.
5. Keep your browsing software updated. New registries are constantly being added to new versions of your browsing software. Additionaly, keep you Operating System updated for the same reason.
6. Lastly, go to this Website (http://www.getnetwise.org/) to find tools and more information about staying safe online. They also have great how to video tutorials like this one to help keep kids safe online. This video is about changing preferences in Google to "Kid Safe" mode.
http://syn.getnetwise.org/flash/google-search-swf.swf
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