Internet Safety

Nick Hunter

Description

Accessible yet sophisticated book that covers the risks involved in going on line and what you can do to protect yourself. Also asks whether more regulations on internet use are a good idea.

Sujets

• ICT

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 13 juillet 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406236279
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

INTERNET SAFETY

HOTTOPICS

INTERNET INTERNET SAFETY SAFETY

HOT TOPICS

INTERNET SAFETY

Nick Hunter

Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 7 Pilgrim Street, London, EC4V 6LB – Registered company number: 6695582

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Edited by Adam Miller, Andrew Farrow, and Adrian  Vigliano Designed by Clare Webber and Steven Mead Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library  Ltd Picture research by Ruth Blair Production by Eirian Griffiths Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Group  Ltd

ISBN 978 1 406 22378 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Hunter, Nick. Internet safety. – (Hot topics) 004.6’78-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy pp. 5(imagebroker),6(photography by David Price), 9(Kamyar Adl),10(Jim West),15(Bubbles Photolibrary),17(i love images),21(Blend Images),25(Bubbles Photolibrary),30(Fancy), 35(Frank Herholdt),41(© Ross Gilmore); Corbis pp.13(© Klaus Tiedge),18(© Ocean),23(© Ocean); Getty Images pp.19(Justin Pumfrey),27 (ColorBlind Images),28(Harold Cunningham),31 (Kimberly White/Stringer),33(THONY BELIZAIRE/ AFP),47(Jupiterimages),48(Doug Menuez), 48(Getty Images); Shutterstock pp.8(© YAKOBCHUK VASYL),37(© Diego Cervo),39(© Andrey Burmakin),43(© bikeriderlondon),45(© terekhov igor),46(© Manuel Fernandes).

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Disclaimer All the Internet addresses (URLs) given in this book were valid at the time of going to press. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, some addresses may have changed, or sites may have changed or ceased to exist since publication. While the author and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause readers, no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the author or the publisher.

coNTENTS

How safe are you?......................................................4

The growth of the Internet – and its dangers....6

Threats to personal safety....................................10

Cyber bullying............................................................18

Identity theft and privacy.....................................22

Phishing, scams, and viruses..............................32

Money and shopping.............................................38

Protecting yourself..................................................42

Too much time online?..........................................46

Debating Internet freedom and safety..........48

Internet safety checklist .......................................50

Glossary........................................................................52

Further information................................................54

Index..............................................................................56

Some words are printed in bold,like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

4

HoW SAFE ARE YoU? Imagine walking alone through a strange city. How safe would you feel? You would probably be a little nervous. You know that the city is huge, and you are not really sure where you are. There are certainly lots of great things to do in the city, but you need to be careful about which people you talk to. You also need to make sure you do not end up in a dangerous neighbourhood. By comparison, the Internet might seem like a much more friendly place. All of your friends are there. You can chat online and make contact with people from around the world, play games, listen to music, go shopping, and find almost any kind of information you need.

Although the Internet brings huge benefits to our lives, in many ways it can be just as scary as an unknown city. The Internet connects you to everyone around the world, which also means that almost anyone from around the world could connect to you. Some of these people use the Internet to hurt others and commit crimes.

The Internet gives these criminals access to the information – including your personal information – they need to commit crimes. It also enables them to take on whatever online identity they want, which helps them to avoid being caught.

“It is clear life has changed – the Internet has affected people’s lives in many new ways and we don’t know where this is headed … This is a very important, very complex issue for society that is going to be debated for the next 50 years.” Larry Page, co-founder of Google, May 2010, quoted in The Guardian