Tips For Your Safety
http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/websafe.htm




1. Not everyone is what they seem. NEVER give out your NAME, ADDRESS, or PHONE # to someone on the net.

2. Be careful about agreeing to meet someone. Can you verify who they are and where they're from or where they work? Do you know people who know them who can vouch for them?

3. If you're going to meet in person, make the meeting on your terms. Meet in a public place with plenty of lighting, use your own transportation and consider making it a double date. Parking away from the main entrance where you're meeting is another safe idea, you can't be followed.


4. Don't give out the name of your school or work.

5. If you meet someone from online make sure your parents know, it's in a public place and that an adult goes with you.

6. Trust your gut. If something they say or do makes you feel uncomfortable tell an adult you know you can trust and is supportive.

Check out this link for younger siblings:
http://www.kidscom.com/games/isg/isg.html (http://www.kidscom.com/games/isg/isg.html)

And this site is fantastic:
http://wiredsafety.org/index.html (http://wiredsafety.org/index.html)


Some more interesting stuff:
http://www.bullying.co.uk/children/pupil_advice.htm (http://www.bullying.co.uk/children/pupil_advice.htm)


Ultimately it's using your common sense. Stay safe. You have people in your life who care about you.

It is not good if you give out your nam, address and phone number to people we dont know very well or strange. And colleges, work and school out to people etc.

Also, You can alyways do what I do :) Dont Let Poeple Know your age! If you dont introduce yourself as a kid, nobody will know!

Stay in control - you don't have to give anyone any information whatsoever. You can remain as anonymous as you like. If you decide to put a picture online, anyone can download it, change it and use it without your knowing. And you may be looking at a false picture of the person you are talking to.

Got this off some forums i visit.

you never know who is on the other side. Some people may sound nice, (age, likes, dislikes, etc.) but many people in this world are not who they seem or pretend to be. btw, love the links :]

Never saw it bad as to give out your first name to be honest. I mean as long as you don't give them your phone number and address its fine

I agree.
to protect your privacy and security as well.

“Privacy is not something that I'm merely entitled to, it's an absolute prerequisite.”



Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.