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YOUR LIFE ONLINE |
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| Online Networking Services | ||||
| Discussion Boards, Blogs, Web Postings | ||||
| Beware of "Phishing" Scams | ||||
| SPAM Filtering Services | ||||
| ONLINE Networking Services | ||||
| Many online services offer students terrific ways to develop social and professional networking opportunities. But, think about how much you want to share and with whom. Remember that once you post data about yourself, it may be very hard to take it back. Do you want to let the world know your physical address or your summer plans? Maybe you’re comfortable sharing only your e-mail address and only with a designated known group of people. Click on privacy links on these online services websites (such as Facebook.com) and make smart choices about what you share and with whom. | ||||
| Discussion Boards, Blogs, Web Postings | ||||
Think about privacy
risks also when posting to discussion boards, blogs, and other websites.
Posts made on the web may well be permanent and may define
the writer now or at any future point. Statements made now, in jest
or between what the writer assumes to be a small group of friends,
may come back to haunt in the future. Consider who may conduct a
web search of your name in the future – including potential
employers – and what they may find. Think before you speak
– and type! |
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| Beware of "phishing" Scams | ||||
“Phishing”
attacks usually take the form of a spoofed e-mail, pretending to
be from a bank, retailer, or other legitimate institution, and usually
request the reader to urgently provide account information, passwords,
social security numbers and other sensitive data. Some of these
e-mails may also try to plant software such as keylogger programs
to gather your data. Do not respond to any e-mail with a request
for personal information such as passwords, social security numbers,
credit card numbers, account numbers and other sensitive data. And
do not click on any links, or open any attachments, from a message
that you think may not be legitimate. |
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| SPAM Filtering Services | ||||
Unsolicited commercial
e-mail, commonly referred to as “spam,” has risen exponentially
in recent years and now accounts for 40-65% of all e-mail traffic.
Spam is a problem for anyone with an email account. Spam messages
themselves can be quite annoying or offensive. The messages can
include attachments and URLs that, if clicked on, can install viruses
on your computer. Also, spam uses up your e-mail quota and the amount
of spam may overwhelm legitimate e-mail, making legitimate e-mail
harder to locate. Many e-mail servers on campus offer a spam
filtering service. |
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