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 This section will deal with keeping safe whilst using your computer online.

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1. Keep your security software up to date.

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2. Remember your bank will never ask for your personal data via email or the phone.

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3. Unless you know the person who sends you an email, and even then be wary as it may not have come                from them, never open any items within the email.

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4. Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number.

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5.  Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself.  Once you’ve put  a picture of yourself               online most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.

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6. Keep your privacy settings on social media sites (Facebook, Twitter etc.) as high as possible.

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7.  Choose a really hard password, At least 8 characters, upper case letters and special characters.

       Do not reuse passwords, give each account a different password. Never give out your passwords.

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8.  Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are

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9. Websites, are like Papers don't believe everything you read.

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10. Use a nickname rather than your real one on social media sites.

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11. Consider having another email address for use just with social media sites.

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12. Never use your mother's real maiden name in security questions, it can be used to find out all sorts of information about you.