How to stay safe online?

The internet is great fun but it does have dangers and we want you to be safe online. When you join a chart room you'll find people are very friendly but the person you are talking to might not always be who they say they are.  You might also encounter people who are pretending to be someone there are not trying to obtain something from you, or even to harm you.

People can pretend to be your age and unfortunately there have been cases where adults have pretended to be teenagers and lured young people into meeting them in dangerous situations. Therefore, do not trust anonymous people you knew through the cyber world!

Internet safety tips:

It is important that you do not:

-      Give out your real name

-      Tell anyone where you go

-      Meet someone from a chatroom in public privately without your parents supervision

-      Give out your address or phone number

You should always tell an adult once a person cyber-attacks you online.

However, there are Danger signs whereby if a person tries to endanger your safety online.

Danger signs

If the person tries to insist on having your address or phone number

If the person emails you pictures which make you feel uncomfortable and which you would now want to show to anyone else

If the person wants to keep their chats with you secret

If the person tells you that you will get into trouble if you tell an adult what has been going on

If the person emails you pictures which make you feel uncomfortable and which you would not want to show to anyone else

If the person wants you to email them pictures of yourself or use a webcam in a way which makes you feel uncomfortable

If the person shares information with you and tells you not to tell anyone else about it

If the person wants to meet you and tells you not to let anyone know

If you find any of these danger signs it’s important that you tell your parents or another adult.

What are you waiting for? Start filtering your conversations or people you knew online! Stay safe, surf safe! Know more from Invisible Trace blog spot and Facebook official account ;)

Written By:

Vun Ing Jia

Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College