Using Social Media and Email Safely

The Internet is a huge part of many people's everyday lives.【小题1】, no matter how safe you feel while browsing(浏览). By getting into the habit of using good Internet safety practices, you can protect your information and your identity for years to come.

【小题2】. Keeping your social media profiles(个人档案)private can make it harder for strangers to contact you online or get a hold of your information. Choose an option that makes your profile visible to only you or your friends.

Never give personal information to someone you met online.【小题3】. No matter how well you may think you know someone you met online, you can never really be sure of who they are and whether they might be dangerous.

Use caution when meeting in-person with someone you met online. It's best not to meet people in-person who you've only talked to online, but some situations might require it-if you sold something on Craigslist, for example, or are using an online dating site.【小题4】.

Don't open emails or files from people you don't know. Phishing scammers(网络钓鱼骗子)are people who use fake emails or messages to make you share personal information. If you see an email from an unfamiliar address, or from an address you know but with a doubtful message, move it to your spam folder(垃圾邮件夹).【小题5】, but never click on them until you can verify(证实)that it's a legal message.