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We Need To Take Responsibility For Our Own Safety Online

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 17 2015, @05:15AM   Printer-friendly

AnonTechie writes:

Going online without understanding the basics of how the internet works is like getting behind the wheel without knowing the road rules: you might still get where you’re going, but you could be a danger to yourself and those around you.

Using the internet is now a daily activity for most Australians. Yet, the number of people who actually understand the internet’s mechanics is small. Government and schools do work to promote cyber security and cyber safety, but the message is still not getting widespread attention.

Ultimately there is only so much that government or businesses can do to keep us safe online. At a certain point, we need to take personal responsibility and educate ourselves about how to use the internet safely.

http://theconversation.com/we-need-to-take-responsibility-for-our-own-safety-online-38368

 
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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday March 17 2015, @10:47AM

    by c0lo (156) on Tuesday March 17 2015, @10:47AM (#158811) Journal

    How do we keep ourselves safe from institutions that have insurmountable budgets with the mission statement, "Make sure people aren't capable of taking responsibility for their own safety online"?

    Move your online life into darknets. Not 100% sure, but the cost of their tracking scales up more than their "insurmountable budget".

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday March 17 2015, @03:26PM

    by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday March 17 2015, @03:26PM (#158911) Journal

    The price is slowness..

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Tuesday March 17 2015, @03:56PM

      by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Tuesday March 17 2015, @03:56PM (#158925) Journal

      The Internet is a series of tubes. One of them seems to be a short length of lead pipe, in the hands of a sociopath.

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