2. By: Mahendranath Busgopaul Halley Movement & Internet Child Safety Foundation

3. The Internet Educational items, museums, libraries Schools, shops…. Bringing everything to our home Good and bad things as well You can take precautions

4. Is the Internet safe?

5. The Internet & Young People The Internet & Young People

6. The Internet & Its Hazards The Internet & Its Hazards

7. Email Email Email abuses can take the following form: Spam Harassment Mail bombs

8. Rules of using email Rules of using email Don’t reply to spam, harassing, or offensive email messages Don’t respond to email that make you feel uncomfortable Don’t send scanned pictures of yourself unless you are sure who is the receiver

9. Rules of using email Rules of using email Don’t be caught by the spammers’ favourite trick, that they use to write on the subject line of the email message “Remember me” Use common sense and keep personal details private.

10. What is chat? What is chat? A typed conversation with people online at same time & times using voice Anonymous users Can be fun, used for games, and loved by teenagers Can go 1 to 1 at any time

11. Chat Rules Chat Rules Never reveal personal details Full name Address Telephone number Email address Mobile number

12. Paedophiles are on the look-out for: Paedophiles are on the look-out for: Child’s names Schooling Parents’ occupation Number of sibblings Sporting activities

13. Some Safety Tips Some Safety Tips Not everything online is as it seems Teach children how to handle inappropriate materials Parents should not be panicked as wrong conclusions may be reached

14. Safe surfing Safe surfing Keep the computer in the living room Listen to your kids and get involved Make some simple rules Consider parental control software

15. Internet Child Safety Foundation Tel: +230 674 6504 Fax: +230 677 8544 Email: enquiries@icsfonline.org Internet: www.icsfonline.org Contact us : P.O.Box 250 Curepipe Mauritius

16. Child safety online is everybody’s concern