Introduction

The Internet can be a wonderful resource for you. You can use it to :


 * research school reports,
 * communicate with teachers and other kids,
 * and play interactive games.

Whoever is old enough to punch in a few letters on the keyboard can literally access the world.

But that access can also pose hazards:


 * For example, computer users might do an online search and if they misspelled a word or just one missed keystroke, they will end up accessing unethical websites
 * pictures can be published online easily
 * Anybody can be hearing you on Skype,
 * reading and seeing your photos on Facebook,
 * looking at your emails on Hotmail .

That’s why it is important to be aware of what we say, write and post on the internet. With the increase use of the internet we came across an increase of internet safety issues:
 * Kids writing bad words about each other’s on the Facebook walls,
 * Kids posting bad pictures and harming each other..etc.

This is now considered a crime and offenders can go to prison for several years and have to pay a fine. It is not hard to hack a Facebook account and to trace who wrote what. = ** That's why it's important to be vigilant when using the internet. ** =