Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

A adware: A type of malicious code that displays unsolicited advertising on your computer. anti-virus software: Computer softwar ...

C chat room: An online site used for socializing with others, usually based on a topic or theme. content filter: A program that ...

e-mail signature: A block of text added to the end of e-mail messages, usually automatically. A signature might contain your ful ...

gaming: Playing or participating in online games. grooming: The systematic way in which sexual or financial predators manipulate ...

K keystroke logging: A legitimate way for software developers to under- stand what is happening as they write code. This techniq ...

P parental controls: Products or services that offer options to parents and other caregivers to help restrict their child’s expe ...

S scam: To con, cheat, trick, swindle, sting, or rip off others. Online scams may take the form of deceptive e-mails or other co ...

T text messaging: A method of sending short messages (also called SMSes, texts,or texting) between mobile phones, other computin ...

W Web browser:See browser. Web site: A collection of documents called Web pages. Web hosting: A service that provides individual ...

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A • abuse, sexual, 332 abusive behavior, reporting, 178–179, 197–198, 339 accounts e-mail, 92–97, 250 mobile phone, 229–231 Add ...

358 Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies Bcc: (Blind Carbon Copy) line, 40, 103, 118 bills, paying online, 265 BizR ...

Close button, browser tab, 72 clubs, information exposure via, 20, 127, 139, 144 collection agencies, 333–334 .com crash, 24 com ...

Department of Health and Human Services, 270 Department of Justice, 178 digital camera, 128 directories, online, 44, 99, 140–141 ...

Favorites Center button, Internet Explorer, 74–76 favorites feature, browser, 43, 66, 74–76 FDA (Food and Drug Administration), ...

Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), 350 Go to Inbox link, Windows Live Hotmail, 95–96 Google, 145 government dowload ...

I • I Don’t Want to Join Microsoft Spynet At This Time radio button, Windows Defender, 316 identifying information. See alsoide ...

Internet Options dialog box, Internet Explorer, 72, 321 Internet Options link, 318 Internet Safety Education for Teens factsheet ...

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, 156–157, 160–162 Microsoft Windows operating system, 69 Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery, 129 M ...

Options page, Windows Live Hotmail, 99 Or Choose A Security Question for Password Reset link, Windows Live Hotmail, 94 organizat ...