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SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS<br />

CYBER SAFETY<br />

You are part of a generation of ‘digital natives’. Technology has globally connected the world and given you the ability to<br />

communicate with whoever you want to, whenever you want to.<br />

While this technologically connected world presents fantastic opportunities, it also brings with it dangers that can have a<br />

significant impact on your life:<br />

• Facebook, Twitter, ask.fm etc. all have online reporting systems.<br />

There are some simple ways that you can keep yourself cyber safe, none of which reduce your ability to communicate<br />

online:<br />

• always use a private profile to ensure that only your friends can access your postings<br />

• only accept contacts into your profiles that you have met face to face and trust. Unfortunately people with distasteful<br />

intentions create fake identities; if you notice someone has a fake profile report them; police are catching more and<br />

more of these people every day<br />

• block people who you do not wish to receive messages from<br />

• don’t share your username and password; you know how so called friends sometimes let you down<br />

• protect your identity by not disclosing personal details, mobile/home phone numbers, address, sporting clubs, school,<br />

named photos. You can be traced very easily through Google searches. Once people have your identity they may be<br />

able to access your bank details and accounts<br />

• now that Cyber Safety has become one of the biggest issues confronting teenagers today, both parents and teachers<br />

have been shown the best ways to help you solve any issues that arise<br />

• don’t become a bully yourself by setting up fake profiles<br />

• employers Google potential employees, you don’t want pictures or comments you have made to damage your chance<br />

of getting a job<br />

• don’t upload videos of yourself doing things you know are wrong; the police track people through the videos they post<br />

• when online gaming play with people you know and trust, sometimes people troll game lobbies looking to bully other<br />

players<br />

• ask your parent/s not to post identifying photos of you on their Facebook site should they have one. They may be<br />

proud of you, but they are threatening your cyber safety<br />

• most importantly sit down with your parents and discuss any online bullying that is occurring. Your parents won’t stop<br />

you going online if they know you are doing the right thing.<br />

To keep yourself<br />

Cyber Safe be smart<br />

• no surnames<br />

• no school or sporting clubs<br />

• set your profile to private<br />

• if you wouldn’t be comfortable<br />

showing it to your parents,<br />

don’t post it.<br />

Acknowledgement: Australian Communications and Media Authority, Victoria Police, Australian Government<br />

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