This document provides 10 guidelines for internet safety for teenagers. The guidelines include never giving out personal details online, using privacy settings on social media, having parents set restrictions, using antivirus software, not talking to strangers, being careful when shopping or using ecommerce sites, being aware of risks of online gaming, avoiding illegal downloading, and having parents monitor internet use and downloaded files. The conclusion reiterates the importance of not talking to strangers, ensuring financial details are entered correctly, and using protection like antivirus software.

1. 10 Internet safety guidelines for: Teenagers By Anthony Glynn

2. Introduction In this presentation is guidelines on how teenagers can stay safe on the internet There are 10 rules that can be followed The references are shows at the end of this presentation

3. 1. Never give personal details This includes your name, age, address and telephone number. (BBC, 2009) This may lead to people gaining knowledge about you and using this against you. Never talk to strangers, if using online messaging and someone you don’t know tried to add you then ignore this.

4. 2. Social Networking sites Again, never give out personal information Never accept people as friends who u don’t know There are privacy settings for a reason!

5. 3. Parental Restrictions 64% of parents have set rules with 62% checking up on their teenagers (Pediatics, 2006) Search engines have moderating to stop user from viewing pornographic material Also parents can ask ISP to ban certain sites to make them off limits

6. 4. Anti-Virus Software Checks your system for virus Used when downloading files or software from the internet Stops Trojan horses and other spy ware that allows people to track your movements on the internet

7. 5. Strangers If on social networking sites, never accept people who you don’t know If using chat rooms never talk to someone you don’t know Never give any personal details to these people

8. 6. Shopping on the internet 97% of UK residents have shopped online with books (34%) being the most common (Achille, 2008) Be sure the address starts with ‘HTTPS’ when entering your financial details Make sure that the certificate of the site is up-to-date and correct

9. 7. E-Commerce Never divulge any personal information as emails may be intercepted Same goes for financial details Make sure notifications are active when sending (confirmation of receivership etc) Don’t give out your email address to anyone the same for your password

10. 8. Online Gaming As always never give out personal details Be aware of how people react/act to you, just because your friend online doesn’t mean they will be in real life Information on other peoples profile mightn't not be entirely true

11. 9. Illegal downloading This is against the law Watch out for virus that can infect your computer Don’t download anything your unsure about Just because its called a certain song (for example) doesn’t mean that it is an actual song

12. 10. For Parents.. Don’t allow your child to become addicted to the internet Have a good relationship with your child Trust and verify files that have downloaded from the internet

13. Conclusion Don’t talk to strangers Make sure you everything is correct when entering bank details Don’t believe everything you read on the internet Use anti-virus checker and firewalls to protect your computer

14. References BBC. 2009. Help with home and school life [Online] http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/life/you_and_school/helping_at_home/internet_safety_rules.shtml (Accessed 01 Match 2009) Pediatrics. 2006. Parental restrictions on adolescent internet use [Online] http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/118/4/1804 (Accessed 01 March 2009) Achillie. A. J. 2008 Word stats on internet shopping [online] http://www.multilingual-search.com/world-statistics-on-the-number-of-internet-shoppers/28/01/2008 (Accessed 01 March 2009)