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• Instruct your child to view only the sites that are appropriate for their age. Keep a check on
their online activities.
• Keep strong passwords for e-mail accounts or social networking websites.
• Ask your children not to share their personal details and passwords with others.
• Protect the computer system through the firewall so that unnecessary sites can not be accessed
by the children.
• Keep changing the password and privacy settings of the computers.
Info Byte
Encryption is the process of transforming data into unreadable code to maintain privacy.
i + DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS
Footprints are the impressions we leave through walking on the ground while
moving. In the same way, a Digital Footprint is an impression that a user
leaves while using the Internet.
A Digital Footprint is used to describe the mark, traces or "footprints" that a
person leaves when he uses the internet. The information exchanged online
through e-mails and attachments, uploading videos or images, leaves marks
of personal information about you which is available to others online. A Digital Footprint is also
known as a Digital Dossier.
How to Delete Digital Footprints
We leave marks or footprints when we work online. These footprints could be used by others
in a positive or negative way. One should follow certain guidelines while being online. Some of
them are as follows:
• Keep deleting the browsing history and cookies from your computer on a regular basis.
• Turn on your privacy settings in such a way that your family or friends can see your posts.
• Always upload appropriate content online.
• Choose secure passwords that are unique to each login and be sure to change them regularly.
• Remember that anything posted is public (even if your social network settings are private) as
the information is stored on a server.
i + INDIAN LAWS AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
The various legislations that enforce cybersecurity in India are as follows:
Information and Technology Act, 2000
This act is also known as the Indian Cyber Act. It provides legal recognition to all e-transactions
and aims to protect online privacy and curb online crimes.
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