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By Andrew, 2009-12-09 20:01

Facebook is making changes to their privacy settings system. This means that it is time to review and set all your privacy options, including the options for your profile, search, newsfeed, and applications.
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By Andrew, 2009-12-08 00:36

Be careful when you receive friend requests on social network sites such as Facebook. When you accept someone as a friend, you are giving away a lot of personal, private information (e.g., name, birth date, school, workplace, location) depending on your privacy settings. This information could be used by identity thieves.

To illustrate the problem, Sophos did an experiment on Facebook where they created two fictitious identities, one using a picture of a rubber duck, and sent out friend requests to random people.
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By Andrew, 2009-11-19 20:56

I am always on the lookout for some clear, simple Internet safety tips that can be taught to children to help them avoid luring by predators and becoming infected with bad programs.
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By Andrew, 2009-11-09 09:32

“It’s simply a question of thoughtfulness.” That’s the message from this cute video about staying safe on the Internet done in the style of a 1940s educational film.
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By Andrew, 2009-11-03 11:58

Here is a neat quote from Eric Davis at Google about setting a proper attitude when using the Internet. Treat the Internet like a big city, enjoy yourself but travel with caution.
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