HOW TO STAY SAFE ONLINE

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INTRODUCTION In this presentation I am going to talk about How to stay safe online• How to protect yourself from cyber bullying or hacking

They are 4 different types of how to stay safe online:• Data protection act (1998)• Computer misuse act (1990)• Copyright designs and patents act (1988)

DATA PROTECTION ACT (1998)

Data protection laws are exist for making a balance between the rights of individual privacy of peopleDuring the second half of the 20th century , government and businesses started to use the computers to get more information about customers and stuffFor example:• Names• Addresses • Credit histories

COMPUTER MISUSE ACT (1990)

• This was made by Parliament and made three new rules:• Logging on someone’s computer without permission or looking at

someone else's files. • Hacking the bank's computer and wanting to increase the money in your

account. or actually changing the money in an account.• writing a virus to destroy someone else's data

COPYRIGHT DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT (1988)

• Copyright designs and patents act are there to prevent other people from making a profit by stealing other people’s ideas .

• The biggest and most recent example is Samsung did copy iPhone features. Its more of the design and interface that has been copied, And Samsung has been using the same design with all its phones till date.

TIPS STAYING SAFE ONLINE1)Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number.2)Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself3)Never give out your passwords5)Don’t befriend people you don’t know6)Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online, not everyone online is who they say they are10)If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried :

LEAVE THE WEBSITE

TREATS TO USER SAFETY• Virus attack:A computer virus is a programme, or piece of code which can harm your machine. A virus can spread to other computers and also attack other programmes on your computer. (By attack I mean change or delete files.)• Hacking : hacker is someone who seeks and weaknesses in a computer

system or computer network and this process called hacking• Theft: the act of stealing the wrongful taking and carrying away of

personal goods or property of another • Physical injury from spending long hours on the computer

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Install up to date anti-virus • Do not open attachments from unknown sources • Use a appropriate chairs and desk • Minimise hours spend online