Internet safety or online safety or cyber safety and E-Safety is trying to be safe on the internet and is the act of maximizing a user's awareness of personal safety and security risks to private information and property associated with using the internet, and the self-protection from computer crime.

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What is cyber safety

Hackers

A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who uses their technical knowledge to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle, within a computerized system by non-standard means.

​What should we do to stay safe online?

To stay safe online we need to follow certain netiquettes ( Internet etiquettes)

• Represent yourself well.

• Respect other people's privacy.

• If you wouldn't say it directly, don't say it online.

• Follow the rules.

• Fact check.

• Respect people's time and boundaries.

Netizen

Who is a netizen ?

It is a combination of two words - Internet and Citizen. While sharing any information on the internet , you should behave like a responsible citizen.

​Here are some important tips to be followed:

• Think before you share any information the Internet and then click.

• The information you share should be reliable with proper evidence

• Do not share any unverified information.

• Don't spread any fear or terror on social media