I’ve seen a lot happen on the computer network. Absurd things like the suicide of the girl Amanda Todd who hanged herself for being a victim of cyber bullying. What to post and what not to post on the internet?
The internet has been creating monstrous things, both for better and for worse. Social networks when created were intended to be something to find friends who had not been in touch for some time. Little of this was actually used, what you see a lot are people posting nonsense, photos of events, photos of travel, disseminating data that are often valuable to those who “do evil”.
Criminals are getting more and more cunning, the family stickers pasted on cars, as fun as it is, the information spread there that your family consists of a couple, three children and two pets can very well be used for a kidnapping attempt.
For example, Imagine that your son or daughter is late after having gone out to a party at night, in which you receive a call from someone who supposedly claims to be a kidnapper, you at first glance try to call your son, the call goes to voicemail, your despair increases frantically, not knowing if the kidnapper’s information is true, what do you do? It is a delicate case, which even had repercussions on television news. Think before using these stickers, as fun as they are, as mentioned above,
On social networks, as well as on stickers, your information is at the mercy of everyone, your profile by default is public, you don’t even know who has seen your data, your photo, photos of your trip, read your posts like: “Bahia, here I go”, “party today at the guy’s house, left”. Think about how this data you post is true, and can be used against you.
Keep this sentence in your mind: “If you don’t want someone to see something, don’t post it on the internet!”.
The case of Carolina Dieckmann’s photos , if nobody was supposed to see intimate photos of you, why did you do them? Or if you want to take photos, confide them in a place that only you have access to, not in a virtual place, be it a mobile device or computer. These devices being connected to the internet, can very well leak information, no matter how much you think about security, there is no 100% safe thing to browse the internet, buy products and so on.
First, learn about some types of internet threats:
- Cyberbullying – Using the internet (through communities, social networks , emails, text messages, blogs and fotologs) to constantly humiliate and offend someone.
- Happy Slapping – Evolution of cyberbullying where aggression takes place in the real world. The aggressor photographs or films the scenes of aggression and then shows them on the internet.
- Phishing – This is when private or sensitive information is captured by malicious people and then used in theft or fraud. This can happen, for example, if your father or mother receives an email asking to confirm the CPF number or the login and password to access the internet bank.
- Threat – It is a crime to write or show an image that threatens someone, warning that the person will be the victim of some harm, even if it is in a joking or joking tone. Even if this is done anonymously, it is possible for the police and the provider to find out who was the author of the threat.
Differentiate your passwords:
For each of the registrations you make on the internet use a different password. A nice tip is to create a password that is difficult for others to remember, which is a rule that you create, for example:
- capital initial of your name: N
- day of your birthday: 15
- final letter of your name, lowercase: s
- your dog’s name: fred
- a special character: #
- division of your birthday by 2: (7 to round).
- your password will be: N15sfred#7
- For facebook you can use: N15sfred#7_fb
- for msn: N15sfred#7_msn
- So on, a password that is difficult to crack, that has a rule that you know and different for each one of the registrations. Remembering that the password is only yours, nobody else’s, not even your girlfriend.
For kids:
- Remember that the virtual world is part of the real world, so there are dangers that cannot be overlooked.
- Do not disclose personal data.
- Share your online activities and account passwords with your parents.
- Be careful when talking to strangers, you don’t know who’s on the other side.
- Preserve your privacy! Talk only about public matters. Your sexual intimacy is only about you.
- If someone didn’t put you at ease or did something that bothered you, tell them to stop. Stay tuned and don’t be afraid to say NO, even if it’s to a person you know or your everyday life.
- Pay attention to the privacy policies of the sites.
- Don’t accept invitations to meet someone you’ve met on the internet. You don’t know this person’s real identity or their intentions. If you really want to meet her, first talk to her parents or guardians so they can accompany you.
- Encourage your parents and guardians to accompany you to access the internet. You can even teach them a lot about the net.