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Get safe online
The Get Safe Online campaign is sponsored by government and leading businesses working together to provide a free, public service.
It will help you protect yourself, your PC and your business against internet threats.
Follow the link on this page to the Get safe online website.
Keeping children safe online
Shropshire Council is supporting a campaign to keep children safe while using the internet. Experts have released a set of guidelines for parents to give to their children, designed to keep them away from unsuitable sites while browsing the worldwide web.
The internet is a very useful tool for learning and for entertainment, but like any other medium it needs a thoughtful approach and involvement of parents to ensure safety through the year. It is important that young people are wise about using the internet, and as many have far greater skills on the computer than adults, it is easy to assume that all is safe, when sometimes young people may be exposing themselves to risk.
Following these basic guidelines will help:
- Always keep your details private, including passwords, mobile phone numbers and other personal details.
- Tell a parent straight away if anything makes you feel scared or uncomfortable online, and do not reply to any uncomfortable messages received.
- Make sure all messages sent are respectful, and only email people you know.
- Talk to a parent before joining chatrooms or networking sites or before showing photographs of yourself, and never meet an ‘online friend’ without taking a parent with you.
It is important to realise that, once a message or an item is posted on the internet, then it is completely out of your control – it can be copied and used by anyone.
Shropshire Council is supporting the national campaign run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, to draw parents’ attention to child safety at all times, including when accessing the Internet. If you are not sure what your child is doing this Christmas, then follow the link on this page to the 'think u know' website and find the support materials entitled 'Purely for parents'.