Cyberwellness Tips

• Restrict access to your profile.  Do not allow strangers to learn everything they can about you.
• Keep your private information private.  Never post your full name, address, phone number, age, financial information or gender.
• Choose a name that is different from your real name.  Avoid using any personal information that would help someone identify or locate you.
• Revealing where you plan to meet your friends, your class schedule, or your street address makes it very easy for someone to find you.  A photograph can help strangers find out your age and can be used to identify you.
• If you are contacted by a stranger online, find out about that person.  If you agree to meet him, make it a public place and ask others to join you.
• If you feel threatened or uncomfortable during an online interaction, do not continue.  Report the matter to an adult whom you trust.
• Do not take any information from a new online contact at face value.   The internet makes it easy for people to say or do things they would never say or do in public or in face-to-face interactions.