Top 7 Tips for:
Keeping Safe in Cyberspace

1. Never reveal personal information

• Things like your address, phone number, and full name online 
• can put you in danger if someone accesses it.                      

2. Photo sharing

• Don't post any photos online that you wouldn't
• want your whole school to see. Every image
• can have a chain effect. Before you know it
• one image could be viewed hundreds of times. 
• Even if you delete it, there could still be copies out there.

3. age restrictions

• Always pay attention to age restrictions. They
• are there for a reason. Websites like Facebook
• have a restriction put in place because images
• or language can be inappropriate for underage 
• users. 

4. don't hide behind your computer screen

• Never say something to a person online that you
• wouldn't say to their face. Online comments or messages
• are permanent and cyberbullying is a serious offence. 

5. Friend requests

• Always set your profile on private. Never accept
• people you don't know. At first it seems pretty tame
• to accept friends of friends, but soon you have hundreds
• of people you've never met on your profile, viewing your 
• posts and pictures. 

6. don't do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable

• If someone is asking you an invasive question that 
• you don't want to answer, don't. When someone 
• posts a picture of you you don't want online, ask them to  
• take it down. If you feel like a stranger is getting far too personal,
•  shut down your computer and tell someone you trust. 

7. Not everyone is who they say they are

• The 'hot' 13 year old boy from the school down the road
• who wants your number, could be a 60 year old man who 
• contacts hundreds of vulnerable young people like you everyday. 
• If you don't know someone well in real life, don't let them get to know
• YOU well online. 

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