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RomWell Internet Guide
Online Safety
Texting
Encourage manners.
If your kids are texting, encourage them to respect others. Texting shorthand can lead to misunderstandings. Tell them to think about how a text message might be read and understood before they send it.
Safeguard privacy.
Remind your kids to:
Ignore texts from people they don’t know
Learn how to block numbers from their cell phone
Avoid posting their cell phone number online
Never provide personal or financial information in response to a text
Recognize text message spam.
Help your kids recognize text message spam and explain the consequences:
Text message spam often uses the promise of free gifts — or asks you to verify account information — to get you to reveal personal information.
It can lead to unwanted charges on your cell phone bill.
Text message spam can slow cell phone performance.
Review your cell phone bill for unauthorized charges, and report them to your carrier. Tell your kids:
to delete messages that ask for personal information — even if there’s a promise of a free gift. Legitimate companies don’t ask for information like account numbers or passwords by email or text.
not to reply to — or click on — links in the message. Links can install malware and take you to spoof sites that look real, but that exist to steal your information.
Sexting
Sending or forwarding sexually explicit photos, videos, or messages from a mobile device is known as “sexting.” Tell your kids not to do it. In addition to risking their reputation and their friendships, they could be breaking the law if they create, forward, or even save this kind of message. Teens may be less likely to make a bad choice if they know the consequences.
Information Source: OnGuardOnline.gov/netcetera
Mobile Sharing and Networking
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