What you can do to support people to be safe online

Email Advise people to only open attachments or follow links from people they know Make sure people have a good anti-virus and anti-Malware program on their computer Tell people the importance of not giving out personal information Tell people, that if they are not sure about an email, to show it to someone they trust Explain to people why they need to do these things so they know the dangers. You can make reasons simple. Don’t open an attachment it could break your phone.

Shopping on Line https Advise people to buy from sites starting https: Remind people to never put their bank details in an email Suggest people should use long passwords which they change every 2 months https You can use password management systems such as Smart Lock Show advanced settings and Manage passwords. Don’t do it using public Wifi or people can steal your money Igetknockeddownandigetupagain!

Facebook

Passwords Help people think of a good password. Explain it needs to change every 2 months

Advise people to only put pictures online they are happy for anyone to see This is the same for smapchat as people can take screen shots

Check people’s profiles with them Check people’s profiles with them. Make sure you can’t see their date of birth, address or phone number anywhere Check no address can be seen in a photograph or Happy 30th written somewhere

Ask how they know people they are friends with Ask how they know people they are friends with. Explain that some people aren’t real. Talk about why people might become friends with a stranger. Don’t scare them! Explain the importance of only being ‘friends’ with people you know in real life

Privacy Settings Make sure that only people’s friends can see their posts and photographs Facebook often alters how you can put on privacy settings but you will find the tab in the top right corner

You can find them on their phone or tablet by pressing more

People can change their privacy settings by clicking Privacy Shortcuts

What to do if someone sends them messages which upsets them People can ‘block’ someone by clicking on the ‘privacy shortcut’ and writing the persons name where it asks them. This stops the person being able to contact them.

People can report people to Facebook that have upset them. This is the same for all networking sites

If people share a computer remind them to ‘log off’

When someone is being trolled online teach them to do screen shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoTpIYLBtKs http://www.pcworld.com/article/208566/phones/how-to-take-screenshots-on-an-android-phone.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDkyqLgyBkE