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[|Internet Safety Handout]

Today's students live in an exciting time, where information is found in abundance and at lightening speed. While the technology of today offers great opportunities for learning and communication, it can be tricky to know what information is appropriate for the public. Facebook is widely used to communicate with family and friends. Posting pictures of birthday parties and summer vacations can seem harmless, but you may not always want these items out on the internet.

How many of you truly know all your friends on Facebook? Can you guarantee not one of them would distribute a picture you posted for their eyes only? That is the big issue with posting unflattering photos or posting questionable material to your wall. You can't recapture what you have put out on the internet. You may be able to delete that information, but who knows who already copied, downloaded, or uploaded material you may not want everyone to see.

So, how do you protect yourself? First, it is important to remember that whatever you put out on the internet is there forever. It may not be easily found, but it is there for college admissions officers, future employers, and the general public to see. The best rule of thumb is to never put anything out on the internet that is unflattering.

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 * 1) In the case of writing anything online, the consequences are of much higher magnitude. Remember, what you write online will be there forever, be read by everyone, and be interpreted by the reader and not necessarily in the way you might have intended. Don't write anything that you wouldn't say directly face to face. Don't think your teachers, college professors, employers, etc. won't be able to read what you have written simply because they are not on your friend list.- Manish Mohan //Learn and Lead.//
 * 2) Don't post unflattering pictures. Remember these pictures will be seen by not only your friends. Lots of times pictures end up on the internet because someone made a copy and re-posted that picture to the internet.
 * 3) Set your privacy settings on your Facebook account to private. Make it impossible for others to search for you or tag you in photos.

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