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Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or other sensitive information. The FTC, the nation’s consumer protection agency, suggests several tips to help you avoid getting hooked by a phishing scam.

Top 20 Tips for ATM Use

By following these safety tips, you can safely use the ATM whenever you need.

Children will soon have an Internet neighborhood of their own, designed to be free of pornography, hate speech, gambling, discount tobacco sales and other content deemed inappropriate for young audiences.
Whatever it's called, millions of people are now connecting their personal computers to telephone lines so that they can "go online." Traditionally, online services have been oriented towards adults, but that's changing. An increasing number of schools are going online and, in many homes, children are logging on to commercial services, private bulletin boards, and the Internet. As a parent you need to understand the nature of these systems.
The shopping activity on the Internet is massive, yet many people are still concerned about the safety of Internet shopping. There are some precautions you can take to make sure your Internet shopping is safe and relaxing.

Internet Safety Education

Parents are constantly struggling with ways to keep their children safe online. The Internet has a global reach and at this point no bounds, or limitations. Outside of installing filtering software children should be educated in order to protect themselves to this virtual monster.

Secure Passwords

As the web has evolved, so have the methods of collecting personal information. A large number of websites require visitors to register to gain access or participate. While the need for registration is understandable, tracking user names and passwords can be burdensome. Consider using software to store your passwords, in a safe accessible manner.

Parents' biggest concern about the Internet used to be pornography, but there is definitely a greater fear today. You have probably taught your child not to talk to strangers, and in many situations, they would remember this. But the Internet is different.4

Parents are quickly becoming aware that Internet Safety is an important issue to deal with. However, many don't know what the first step is, or what type of software products are even available.

Did you know there are over 2,000 reports of missing and abducted children to the FBI everyday? That's an incredible number, and that's only the ones that are actually reported.


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