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Be NetSmart!
Never…
• Never tell anyone
you meet on the Internet your home address, your telephone number or your
school's name, unless your parent or carer specifically gives you
permission.
• Never send anyone
your picture, credit card or bank details, without first checking with
your parent or carer.
•Never arrange to meet
anyone unless your parent or carer goes with you and you meet in a public
place. People you contact on line are not always who they seem, even
people who become pen friends or 'keypals'. People don’t always tell the
truth on line – no one can see them.
•Never open
attachments to e-mails unless they come from someone you already know and
trust. They could contain viruses or other programmes which would destroy
all the information and software on your computer.
•Never respond to
nasty or suggestive messages. Always tell your parent or carer if you get
such messages or if you see rude pictures while on line and report them to
your Internet Service Provider.
Always…
•Always keep your
password to yourself, do not share it with anyone.
•Always check with
your parent or carer that it is ok to be in a chat room.
•Always be very
careful in chat rooms. Even if a chat room says it is only for children,
there's no way at the moment to tell if everyone there really is a child.
It might be an adult or an older child trying to trick you.
•Always get out of a
chat room if someone says or writes something which makes you feel
uncomfortable or worried. Make sure you tell your parent or carer.
•Always be yourself
and do not pretend to be anyone or anything you are not.
•Always stay away from
sites that say they are for people over 18 only. The warnings are there to
protect you. Adult sites can sometimes cost a lot more on your phone bill
too.
Taken from: Internet
Safety: A Parent’s Guide
NCH Action for
Children, 2001
http://www.nch.org.uk/internet/
This document is part
of the Superhighway Safety pack which is held in full-text on
The National Grid
for Learning at: http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/schools |