Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

at 6:15 p.m. You probably have the class every week

at that time. Another comment says, “Volunteering

for Emily’s class at Carl Sandburg,” and the time is

11:15 a.m. A reader learns that you volunteer and you

know a little girl (probably related) at a specific ele-

mentary school. Between friends, this intimacy can be

a wonderful exchange, but with the public, it quickly

represents a level of risk you may not welcome.

➟ These sites often ask you to see if your friends are on

online; they do this by searching your e-mail contacts

database, which gives them access to all your family,

friends and acquaintances.

Figure 7-9

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