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Safety Measures While Using Computer/Internet

                 We can take the following safety measures while using Internet or computer:
                 •  Install updated antivirus on your computer system.

                 •  Be cautious while using your password online.
                 •  Don’t entertain strangers or suspicious mails.
 Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VII  •  Avoid friend requests from strangers.                                                             CYBER SAFETY
                 •  Don’t share your personal details with anyone online.



                 •  Keep your privacy settings always on.

                 •  Be careful what you download.
                 •  Think before you post anything on social networking sites.

                 •  To maintain data privacy while transferring file from one place to another, Encryption
                   can be implemented.
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                  Digital Footprints


                 Footprints are  the  impression we  leave  through  foot or walking on the

                 ground while walking. In the same way, a Digital Footprint is the trace or
                 mark that a user leaves while using the Internet.

                 A digital footprint refers to the data trail left behind when a person uses
                 the internet. This can include the information shared or exchanged online
                 through emails, attachments, social media, websites visited, and content
                 uploaded, such as videos or images. These traces of personal information

                 can  be  collected  and  analysed  by  others,  sometimes  without  the  user’s
                 knowledge.

                 A digital footprint is also known as a Digital Dossier, which encompasses all the digital data
                 collected about an individual over time.


                                 Let's Revisit

                 •  Internet  is also  called as "the NET" or Network  of Networks, means International
                   Network.
                 •  Cyber crimes are offences that are committed  using computers  and  smart devices

                   connected through the Internet.
                 •  Cyber safety refers to the safe and responsible use of the Internet in order to safeguard
                   one’s personal information while not misusing anyone else’s personal information.

                 •  A Digital Footprint is used to describe the mark, traces, or "footprints" that a person
                   leaves when he uses Internet.
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