Internet safety

You join a website with lots of cool games on it, but first you need to fill out your name, phone number and home address. What should you do?

• Fill it in with your real details

• Don’t fill it in and tell an adult you trust.

• Fill it in with some fake details

Answer explanation

Never share personal information, such as your name, school or phone number with people you don’t know.

Someone you don’t know has sent you a friend request.What should you do?

• Ignore it and hope it doesn’t happen again.

• Accept it and look at their profile.

• Tell an adult you trust.

A page pops up saying, ‘You’ve won!’ and it tells you to click on it.

• Click on it and tell your friends.

• Don’t click on it and tell an adult.

• Feel excited and click to see what you’ve won.

Answer explanation

Scammers might use viruses or malware to trick you so they can get your passwords or bank details from your device. Don’t click on anything you aren’t sure about.

Someone in a game wants to trade or borrow items. You are worried about whether to trust them or not.

• Trade your rare items with them and wait to see what they give you.

• Give them an item that you didn’t want anyway

• Say, "No"

Answer explanation

Some people in games are scammers. This means they might offer things that aren’t true, lie or pretend to be famous so you will swap an item with them. It’s OK to just say, ‘No,’ and report the person to the game. Don’t swap or gift anything if you’re not sure who they are.

You have made friends online. The friend has asked you to send them a photo of yourself.

• Take a selfie and send it.

• Don't send them anything, block them if they ask again and tell an adult straight away.

• Ask your friend what to do.

Someone you’ve met in an online game asks which school you go to.

• Don’t tell them but tell an adult you trust that this has happened.

• Tell them because maybe they go to the same school.

• Say another school that you know

Answer explanation

Never share personal information, such as your name, school or phone number with people you don’t know.

You took some funny photos with your best friend. Later, you shared them with five other friends. At school the next day, everyone is talking about the photos and your best friend is cross with you

• Tell your best friend you’re sorry and you won’t do it again.

• Tell a trusted adult as soon as possible.

• Laugh with everyone else because the photos were funny.

Answer explanation

If you share photos with some people, they might share them with more people. Always get permission before sharing photos and think carefully before you send them. Talk to an adult you trust. The adult should ask everyone to delete the photos.

Your best friend from swimming sends you a friend request online.

• Accept it.

• Ignore it.

• Say, ‘No,’ and block them

You’re watching a video when something pops up that makes you jump and worries you.

• Tell a trusted adult immediately.

• Click the 'X' and watch something else

• Ignore it and don’t tell anyone

Your friend has been messaging someone they don't know online and is now planning to meet up with them.

• Tell them you will come too.

• Tell an adult you trust.

• Argue with your friend.