NetSafety
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- Term that can refer to the online enticement of children; rude or threatening messages; slanderous information, unwanted messages.
- Cyberstalking
- An interactive forum where you can talk in real-time.
- Chatroom
- Courtesy, honesty, and polite behavior practice on the internet.
- Netiquette
- Sending a deliberately confrontational message to others on the internet.
- Flaming
- Virtual message boards or discussin groups that are subjet-specific on the Internet.
- Newsgroups
- An online scam that attacks the browser's address bar.
- Pharming
- An online scam that uses E-mail to "fish" for users' private information by imitating legitimate companies.
- Phishing
- Mass mailings sent as Instant Messages to users.
- Spimming
- Someone who will help protect you and make you safer
- Trusted Adult
- A form of filtering that only allows connections to a preapproved list of sites that are considred useful and appropriate for children.
- Whitelisting