Be Safe on the Web

dream... is concerned about your safety on the WorldWide Web. For that reason, we are compiling a list of the most important things to bear in mind when surfing the Internet, whether at the dream... website or elsewhere.

1. NEVER give out your real name or any other details such as your address, phone number or email address in chat-rooms or to anyone you "meet" online.

2. NEVER give out your passwords to anything - even to your friends. You will never be asked for your password by any responsible website, except at the point of login..

3. NEVER open email attachments unless you are expecting them and/or are certain that you know what they are. Often, a virus will spread by addressing itself to every contact in the address book. You are therefore quite likely to know the person who has sent the virus, and might not realise that what looks like an email from a friend is actually a destructive virus.

4. If in doubt, ALWAYS ask your Mum or Dad, or a responsible adult for help, and remember, if something happens online that worries you at all, the best thing is to log off or close down your browser, and then go and get help.