Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

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When you understand the potential misuses of images, you can make

conscious choices about what you post online. It makes sense to take

precautions, use only reputable photo-sharing sites, and share with

only those people whom you trust.

Share Photos Safely

With digital cameras and camera phones, we’ve entered a wonderful

new age of sharing and documenting everyday life and events as they

occur. Cell phones with cameras are with many of us all the time, and

the quality of the cameras is rapidly improving. With the explosion of

blogs, mobile blogs (called moblogs),photo-sharing sites, personal Web

sites, and image sharing in e-mails and instant messaging, sharing pho-

tos and videos has never been easier. Here’s some advice for managing

who sees your digital images, from photos to videos, to avoid the

potential exposure of private or personal information to people outside

your trusted friends and family:

➟ Use only reputable sites, and share only photos that

contain identifiable informationwith people you trust.

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Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk