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Internet Safety
July 2008
Message from the Attorney General
You may think there’s not much about the Internet that you don’t already know, and that might be true. But can you keep your not-so-wise friends and younger brothers and sisters safe while online? Have you told them that a chat room that attracts them also attracts predators that are looking for younger victims? Have you told them how to identify a cyber predator? Have you warned them about giving away personal information?
While social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, and chat rooms allow young people to plan events and get the latest gossip, they can also lead to trouble. On my visits to Arizona schools to discuss Internet Safety, students admit they are often quick to add new names as friends,” thus removing important security features and giving personal information to strangers.
Cyberbullying is another hazard. Some young people use Web sites, cell phones, instant messaging, chat rooms and blogs to harass, threaten and ridicule. What may start as a joke, once launched into cyberspace, can be very serious, and it never goes away. The impact on the victim can be devastating and even tragic. The bully may find they have committed a crime, exposed their parents to liability and/or damaged their own prospects for college or a job.
For more information on Internet safety, visit www.azag.gov. Please also visit my MySpace page at www.myspace.com/arizonaag for updated tips or to ask me a question about Internet safety.
I hope you use this booklet to help keep your friends and brothers and
sisters safe online.
Terry Goddard
Arizona Attorney General
Internet safety guide for teens
Is there anything to worry about?
What's the problem?
Protect yourself from predators
How predators work
How they lure young people
Predators' techniques
Whats the harm?
Online activities and their potential consequences
Cyberbullying
...Its NOT a joke
The Megan Pledge
Cyber Safety Guidelines
Resource Guide
Helpful Web Sites and Phone Numbers
Internet Safety Guide for Teens and Parents
AZAG's Internet School Safety Tour
Julie's Journey
Watch Julie's Journey at NetSmartz.org
A video based on a true story about a girl who puts herself in a dangerous position when she leaves home with a man she had developed a relationship with online.
Missing
ONLINE LURING... PREDATORS... CHAT ROOMS...
MISSING tells the story of Zack, a kid in Vancouver Canada who forms an online friendship with Fantasma. This guy is so cool - he has an online magazine about beach life in California and sends Zack great stuff, like graphic arts and software.Little does Zack know that he is a predator. After Zach agrees to go to San Diego to be with Fantasma, players work with a detective to find and rescue Zack and arrest Fantasma.
To learn more about how you can help Zack and play this game click here.
Mirror Image
CYBERSTALKING... MODELING SCAMS... SPYWARE...
MIRROR IMAGE tells the story of teenagers Sheena and Megan, best friends who are victimized by a criminal who uses the Internet to lure young women with promises of modeling contracts and online romance. Neither of the girls realizes that hacking software has been placed on their computers during their conversations with their ‘online boyfriends.’ Soon Sheena and Megan begin to suspect that someone is stalking them in real life. Players work with a detective to track the predator and arrest him.
Learn how you can track the girls' predator here
AirDogs
PIRACY... BULLYING... ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING...
AIRDOGS was designed to show teenagers that online crimes have lifelong legal and social consequences for teens and their families. In the game, Luke is a teenager who shows great promise as a snowboarder. He needs money for gear and training, so he beings to counterfeit software in his basement. Players collect data and evidence to catch Luke's boss, who is the ringleader of the operation. The message of AirDogs is clear: teft and extortion are crimes, whether you're 16 or 60.
Learn more how you can catch Luke's boss here.
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