Online Safety

Keeping your personal information a secret online is a wise policy. In the preceding sentence, what does "policy" mean?

• Method

• Type of software

• Trick a trap

• General plan

If you're confronted by a difficult situation online, and you don't know exactly how to handle it, what should you do?

• Ask an online friend for help 
• turn off the computer
• make an educated guess
• tell an adult your trust

You receive this text from a number you don't recognize. What's the best response?

• Send a text back asking who it is
• Spy on the water fountain and see who shows up
• Dont' respond and tell your parents
• Send a text back saying "No"

Why do you need to be more cautious with friends you meet online than with the friends you meet at school?

•  Most people on the Internet aren't as trustworthy as people in the real world
  
• Friendships that begin online aren't "real"
  
• Online, it's more difficult to tell if a person is who he says he is 
• Websites have very strict rules about online frien 

Which of the following is the best place to keep your passwords? 

• Notebook
• Sticky note
• Word File
• In your hand

Which word best describes how you should proceed with a new online friend? 

• Erratically 
• Cautiously 
• Deceitfully 
• Candidly 

What kind of personal information is it okay to reveal online? 

• Your phone number
  
• The name of your school 
• Your home address
  
• Your favorite actor 

If you're friendly to people you meet online, chances are your behavior will be reciprocated. In other words: 

• If you're friendly, your Internet service might be suspended
  
• If you're friendly, crooks online will take advantage of you
  
•  If you're nice to people, they'll probably be nice to you as well
  
• Making an effort to be nice online is usually a waste of time 

When is it okay to submit your personal information to a website? 

• When one of your friends tells you that the site is safe
  
• When your parents say it's okay
  
•  When you receive an email requesting personal information 
• When all of your friends have already done it 

Olive is a 12-year-old girl living in Orlando, Florida. Which of the following screen names is the safest for her? 

• OliveBet55
  
• Florida_Gurl 
• AstroCat
  
• TweenChick98