TargetingteensButusingtheWebalsomakesteensatarget.Postingtoomuchpersonalinformationforthosemillionsofcybereyestoseecancausesomebigproblemsandcaneveninviteathreattoyourlife.AsMarylearnednoteveryoneon
Targetingteens
ButusingtheWebalsomakesteensatarget.Postingtoomuchpersonalinformationforthosemillionsofcybereyestoseecancausesomebigproblemsandcaneveninviteathreattoyourlife.
AsMarylearnednoteveryoneontheInternetiswhoheorshesaystheyare.Adultswillsometimesposeasotherteenspostingfakephotosandnicemessagestogaintrust.Theyusetheirfakeidentitytoaccessthepersonalinformationofotherssuchashomeaddressphonenumberorschoolname.
"That'snotthemostcommonscenario"saysDavidFinkelhorasociologyprofessorattheUniversityofNewHampshire."Only3percentofteensaged10to18whousetheInternetreportbeingaskedtomeetoffline.Butthedangerisreal.
Safetymeasures
Mary'sMySpaceprofileissetto"private"whichmeansthatonlythepeoplesheaddsunderthe"friend"categorycanaccessherpage.Shealsodoesn'thaveanypicturesofherselfonhersite.Theonlyself-identifyingmaterialshehaspostedishernamegradeandalistofhobbies.
"Peoplecanonlyaddmeiftheyknowmylastnameormye-mail"Marysays."Idon'twantrandompeopletoseemyprofile.Ijustgoonlinetotalktomyfriends."
Staysafeandhavefunonline
Expertssayalmost90percentofU.S.Teensareonline.ButnoteveryoneknowshowtosurftheWebinasmartway.Withthesetipsyoucanhavefunstaysafeandavoidembarrassment!
Pickasafepassword.Makesureyourpasswordissomethingthatotherpeoplewon'tbeabletoguess.Usenumbersinbetweenletters."spar123ky"isbetterthan"sparky123."
Pickasafeusername.Makesureyoursdoesn'tsaytoomuchaboutyou"Happygirl13"isbetterthan"AliceWaters13."Don'tincludeyournameageorwhereyouarefrom.Nevertellastrangeryournameschooladdressagebirthdayphonenumberorfriends'names.
56．Whoismostlikelytobeavictimonline?
A．Aliar. B．Ateenager. C．Astranger. D．Anhonestperson.
57．InMary'sopinion_________.
A．oneshouldn'ttrusteveryoneonlineB．oneshouldn'ttrustanyoneonline
C．therearemanyliarsonline D．allpeopleonlinepretendtobeothers
58．Oneofthesafetymeasuresmentionedinthepassageisthat________