Internet Safety
BBC Q & A Keeping safe on the Net
Internet Watch Foundation:
www.iwf.org.uk|
Internet Pest
I am worried about someone who keeps chatting to me on-line. He keeps asking me really personal questions and I keep ignoring him but he won't stop talking to me. He has asked me for pictures. It's really getting me down because I don't know what to do.
When you're asked for a screen name to use in a chat room use a nickname never your real name, and don't give out your home, school or email address, your phone number, any photo's of yourself or your parents credit card details. NEVER meet anyone you've been chatting to on the internet without a parent or guardians permission and even then make sure you take an adult with you. If you get an email containing rude or unpleasant things, you MUST tell a responsible adult straight away and DON'T reply to it. Never agree to chat in a private chat room with someone unless you already know them face-to-face, in real life. Remember, people may not be who they say they are.