Internet Safety

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Viruses

A person is very easy to take advantage of, because you’re on the internet and people can hack your computer if you’re not careful and take correct actions. For example, a girl was talking to a guy she was introduced to online by another friend. He sent a link to a program download for free movies and games; little did she know this was in fact a virus that enabled him to control her computer. With this advantage he sent threatening messages to her friends. Basically viruses are extremely bad, because they can delete your files and even destroy your computer.

Cyber bullying

Cyber bullying has gotten a lot worse in the past years due to new social networking sites such as: Face book, MySpace and Bebo. Due to this vast increase of bullying, the sites have taken action. Introducing an option to block the person emailing you and also anybody who connects with said person. Before this option was created people were unable to safely talk to their friends, due to people looking at their wall posts for information. Cyber bullying can be in schools, college and even work.

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