Internet Safety: Exploring Risks, Threats, and Solutions

This report examines critical issues related to internet safety, focusing on the risks and threats individuals face online. It delves into topics such as online scams, the dangers of malware, and the importance of protecting personal information and digital footprints. The report highlights the vulnerabilities associated with sharing personal identifiable information, the potential for fraudulent activities, and the impact of cyberbullying. Furthermore, it addresses the challenges of maintaining online privacy and the risks associated with the accidental download of malware. The report also provides insights into the importance of awareness and proactive measures to stay safe online, including identifying and avoiding online scams and protecting against malware. The report references relevant literature and scholarly sources to support its findings and recommendations.

Internet Safety

Table of Contents
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Issues related to personal internet safety.....................................................................................1
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MAIN BODY
Issues related to personal internet safety
In the context of internet it
can be said that it has provided
several benefits and opportunities
to people as with the help of
internet, students can complete
their assignments, businesses can
expand their business. On the flip
side, it has several disadvantages
and some issues related to
internet safety include:
Digital footprints: It is one of the
main issues which occur due to
internet. It refers informations
which people put on their profile
on the internet as a result of their
online activity. Other people can
see it and those people whose
Internet crimes: Nowadays it is
stated that there are several children
who use internet to the great extent and
they can be contacted by bullies or those
people who seek to abuse them.
Children believe that their online friends
can help them out in their tough
situation and they believe on them,. But
from the data, it is stated that people
make fake Ids and then making friends
they take undue advantages of them. It
increases crimes when intention of fake
people is to rob and loot other person.
Online privacy: One of the
main problems which is being created
by internet is online privacy and leakage
of private informations. It is stated that
children and youngsters post some
personal identifiable informations
without knowing that people may take
Scams: Nowadays all
people make use of internet.
Those who do not have
proper knowledge of
operating social media they
suffer a lot Due to lack of
knowledge they sometimes
stick in a trap created by
fraud websites and online
companies. There are
several fake online
companies who influence
people by offering them
clothing and other things at
cheapest prices. Some
people stick in trap and pay
online and do not get any
type of product. So, it is
other main issue related to
internet.
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intention is not good than they
can make ineffective use of these
footprints.
undue advantages of these informations.
Leakage of personal informations may
be related to images, location and other
which are increasing rates of crimes.
Accidently download
malware: Malware is a
computer software which is
being installed without
having knowledge of
permission of the victim.
This software performs
several harmful actions
which might create
problems for users. Such
actions include: stealing
personal informations which
are stored in the system. All
these informations may be
used for committing such
crimes like buying mobiles,
sim card and other.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Agarwal, C. and Singhal, A., 2017, March. Securing Our Digital Natives: a Study of Commonly
Experience Internet Safety Issues and a One-Stop Solution. In Proceedings of the 10th
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (pp. 178-
186).
De Kimpe, L. and et.al., 2019. Internet safety. The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy,
pp.1-11.
Fergus, S., 2018. Internet Safety for Children: Stranger danger, misbehaviour and problems
when online.
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