The mobile Internet can be a fantastic tool for work as well as a fascinating place to play, but it can also be dangerous, particularly for kids. We recently got the following online safety advice from representatives of airG, Inc., one of the world’s top destinations for mobile social entertainment and a partner of Australian telecommunications company Telstra.
—Limit sharing of personal information when chatting. In addition to withholding your home address, avoid disclosing your full name, your work address, your e-mail address, or your phone number when chatting. Each of those identifiers can be used to determine where you live.
—Be cautious when creating online profiles. The information you share through online profiles can quickly pass beyond your control. Be careful in choosing what information to upload and with whom to share it.
—Think twice before posting photos. Photos can be a particularly damaging form of information to have fall into the wrong hands. Make sure that any photo you post is one you would be comfortable with anyone seeing.
—Limit sharing of personal information when chatting. In addition to withholding your home address, avoid disclosing your full name, your work address, your e-mail address, or your phone number when chatting. Each of those identifiers can be used to determine where you live.
—Be cautious when creating online profiles. The information you share through online profiles can quickly pass beyond your control. Be careful in choosing what information to upload and with whom to share it.
—Think twice before posting photos. Photos can be a particularly damaging form of information to have fall into the wrong hands. Make sure that any photo you post is one you would be comfortable with anyone seeing.
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