Thursday, September 25, 2008

EIT: Does online safety?

Internet is the one of the humans’ greatest creation ever! It gives us people to do more via computer. Yet, every creations or inventions are not born with perfect way and human does make it better. Do online really lack of privacy and dangerous? No.

Firstly, the control of the content. Many users of the social networks assume that the service organizers will expose their information. They are wrong. Every sign-up of these services have state their terms and condition to the user. Furthermore, users are advice to edit the setting about the control of the content by the service provider. The expose of the content are actually the user themselves. Most of the social networks are user customizable.

Secondly, online crimes. Crimes happen every way. Yet, it doesn’t mean online attacks dose not have any preventions nor solutions. Antivirus software are one of the tools that prevent and cure us form attack and damages. These tools will keep us safe by aiding us scanning the contents, files and applications while we surfing on the net.

And finally, user themselves should know the way to surf online. There many advices from the experts to guide how to use the internet safely. User should learn these common methods to prevent themselves from the intruder to access their privacy. For example, using tools like antivirus and avoid downloading from the internet.

In conclusions, there are few steps to surf online safely: customize your personal information, use tools like antivirus software, and learn how to online safely—just like a person using a car and learn to drive safely.


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kumhing
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