How To Stay Safe Online
For 11-13 Year Olds
Risks!
How To Prevent All That From Happening
You can do a lot of things to make sure nothing bad happens to you because of what you do online.
Strong Passwords-
Make your Password Strong! Use these tips to make sure nothing can come across your precious key to your private information.
A mix of Higher and Lower case letters
Throw some numbers into the mix
Blend in some Symbols like £$%&(){}[]#@/?!
Conjure up some special characters-♣♠♦◘ºÈ`þЧ♫■▼ôÐ▀─öÍ♪ But you ask, how do you type these in? It's easy. Hold down Alt and type in a combination of numbers on your number pad. However, Make sure you REMEMBER these combinations otherwise, bye-bye to your password.
On the topic of passwords, there is only one place you should keep your password; locked up in your brain! And also, the only person who you should know your password is you.
What to do in these situations:
Decline and, if possible, report as spam.
If someone finds out your password:
Reset your password right away
If you get Cyberbullied
Report it-Don't deal with it on your own and don't keep it to yourself.
Things to look out for
Also, if you have a phone, chances are, somewhere, your location is stored, If someone gets access to that, anyone could know where you are in an instant. New features on apps like Facebooks or Maps use your location, like 'Find Friends Nearby' or If you ask Siri to find the nearest restaurant. Did you know that everything you say to Siri is recorded, ananlysed and is stored for up to 2 years?
Reporting Things That Happen
There's many places to report things that happen. Here is a list of websites you can visit to report things: