Internet safety
being aware of personal safety, privacy and security risks associated with using the Internet, and the self-protection from computer crime
Internet safety or online safety or cyber safety or E-Safety is trying to be safe on the internet and is the knowledge of maximizing the user's personal safety and security risks to private information and property associated with using the internet, and the self-protection from computer crime.
Quotes
edit- Cybercrime affects each and every one of us. Every aspect of our lives is vulnerable to the criminal abuse of our networked world - not just by hackers and criminals, but by governments and foreign enemies.
- Ben Hammersley in BBC World News commissions major new "Cybercrime series"], BBC, (9 October 2014)
- Social media amplifies the volume and intensity of attacks on journalists, not least when platforms become vehicles for state-sponsored attacks. Large platforms have a responsibility to help curb harassment globally, but companies and governments who aim to get to grips with online hate speech can also overreach and undermine free speech.
- Women journalists feel the brunt of online harassment, Internethealthreport.org, (2019)
- But when the world’s ‘safest’ internet is currently found in China, where access is heavily restricted and censored by the state, it becomes clear how terrifying the government’s safety agenda really could be.
- Fraser Myers, ‘Internet safety’ just means internet censorship, Spiked-online.com, (2018)
- Online dating and dating apps are powerful connectors in the American dating landscape. In 2023, 30% of Americans used online dating services or apps according to Pew Research Center. As is the case when meeting someone new, whether online or offline, it’s wise to keep a few precautions in mind for safer interactions. Very few dating apps conduct criminal background checks on users, so it’s up to each user to determine if they are comfortable meeting up with someone. And remember that if you do experience sexual violence while dating online or using an app, it is not your fault.
Below are some steps you can take to for safer interaction with others through online dating apps and services—whether you are interacting virtually or in person. We say “safer” because no sexual violence “safety” tip is ever a promise of safety, and the only one responsible for sexual assault is a perpetrator. Full stop.
- What happens on social media doesn’t stay on social media. Online violence is real world violence.
- Maria Ressa, "Nobel Peace Prize Lecture", (10 December 2021)
- The internet is not divorced from other areas of life. It’s a place where every one of us spends a lot of work and leisure time. It is a public space for everyone.
- Johanna Vehkoo, Hate campaigns – What you should do, (2019)
