Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

➟ Use unique passwords on sensitive sites so that, if one password is compromised, all of your Web infor- mation isn’t compromis ...

It’s easy and can actually be funto create strong passwords — you just have to know how — and the payoff in increased safety is ...

Logic Password Incorporate shortcut codes or acronyms. CSThnknAU2day= Can’t Stop Thinking About You today 2Hot2Hndle= Too hot to ...

Beware of Simple Password Hints Often, a site gives you a choice of password “hints” when setting up a membership or an account. ...

➟ Never pick a hint with an easily discoverable answer. Your street name, place of birth, mother’s maiden name, and even your ca ...

Figure 3-8 ➟ Many seniors head back to school in later years. Be sure your school does not expose student informa- tion on their ...

with. If the information is general in nature or restricted to a site that isn’t available to the general public, there should b ...

Avoid Risky Default Settings Many social sites claim in their usage terms the right to use any of the information you provide in ...

In Figure 3-10,a 53-year-old set her social-networking site to private. But on this “private” page, we learn much more than she ...

To make this so-called private page truly private, she should do the following: ➟ Change her profile picture to something less i ...

➟ Before entering your information on any site, look for the site’s privacy policy. It should answer your questions about how it ...

Figure 3-12 Understand the Risks in Contests and Sweepstakes If you spend any time online, you’ve seen ads claiming things like ...

Figure 3-13 Typically, these prize awards require all sorts of information from you for “authorization” and for “transferring th ...

This isn’t to say that you can’t find some legitimate sweepstakes and lotteries — you can. And you can identify these legitimate ...

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Navigating the Internet Safely T he Internet represents nearly the sum of all information humans have learned and col- lected. T ...

Note that we use Internet Explorer version 7 for tasks in this chapter, but other browsers and versions have similar functionali ...

Figure 4-2 Browsers are free, so read reviews and comparisons about the various options and consider trying a few out. Look for ...

➟ Favorites, Bookmarks, and History features:If there are sites you like to visit often, a Favorites or Bookmarks feature allows ...