Students and the Internet

1. Students and the Internet Legal issues Privacy issues Personal safety Georgia Southern University Office of Legal Affairs ©2007

2. Preventing identity theft

3. Preventing identity theft • About one third of identity theft victims are between the ages of 18 and 29.

4. How they do it:

5. How they do it: • Phishing

8. Phishing • Most legitimate e-businesses don’t send unsolicited e-mails to people who don’t have accounts. • In some cases, clicking on the URL in a phishing message will infect your computer with a virus. • It’s much safer to type a URL into your browser than it is to click on a link in an e-mail.

9. How they do it: • Phishing • Dumpster diving

10. How they do it: • Phishing • Dumpster diving • Mail diversion (change of address form)

11. How they do it: • Phishing • Dumpster diving • Mail diversion (change of address form) • Mailbox theft

12. How they do it: • Phishing • Dumpster diving • Mail diversion (change of address form) • Mailbox theft • Skimming

13. How can you protect yourself?

14. How can you protect yourself? • Don’t just discard it – Shred it!

15. How can you protect yourself? • Don’t just discard it – Shred it! • Protect your Social Security Number. Don’t carry it in your wallet. Don’t give it out over the phone or the Internet without being very sure who you are dealing with.

16. How can you protect yourself? • Don’t just discard it – Shred it! • Protect your Social Security Number. Don’t carry it in your wallet. Don’t give it out over the phone or the Internet without being very sure who you are dealing with. • Don’t click links in unsolicited e-mails

17. How can you protect yourself? • Monitor your accounts for suspicious or unexpected activity

18. How can you protect yourself? • Monitor your accounts for suspicious or unexpected activity • Be alert for late or missing credit card or utility bills.

19. How can you protect yourself? • Monitor your accounts for suspicious or unexpected activity • Be alert for late or missing credit card or utility bills. • Keep a copy of your credit cards, front and back, in a safe place.

20. How can you protect yourself? • Monitor your accounts for suspicious or unexpected activity • Be alert for late or missing credit card or utility bills. • Keep a copy of your credit cards, front and back, in a safe place. • Select strong passwords and PIN’s, and change them regularly.

21. Strong passwords • Weak: • Eagle1 • Mother’s maiden name • Your birthday • Strong • Djw?jRkG9

22. How can you protect yourself? • Keep your computer up to date! • Use Norton or a similar antivirus product. Update virus definitions and scan the computer at least once a week. • Use Adaware or other free software to keep your computer free of spybots and tracking cookies. • If you use Windows, make sure all of the updates have been installed.

23. What if it happens anyway? • Contact your credit card company or bank immediately.

24. What if it happens anyway? • Contact your credit card company or bank immediately. • Check your credit report and issue a fraud alert. Find out how at www.ftc.gov.

25. What if it happens anyway? • Contact your credit card company or bank immediately. • Check your credit report and issue a fraud alert. Find out how at www.ftc.gov. • File a police report.

26. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites

27. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Make friends and have fun

28. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Make friends and have fun • Stay safe

29. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Make friends and have fun • Stay safe • Don’t hurt your career!

30. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Facebook and Myspace are PUBLIC places.

31. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Facebook and Myspace are PUBLIC places. • Some people who have accounts on Facebook and Myspace are not the kind of people you really want to meet.

32. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites

33. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Potential employers

34. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Potential employers • Other creepy people

35. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Potential employers • Other creepy people

36. Let’s find out . . . . . . What some Georgia Southern students want prospective employers (and those other creepy people) to find out about them!

37. Meet K.A.!

38. Meet K.A.! • Posted 33 photos

39. Meet K.A.! • Posted 33 photos • Posted name of residence hall and room number

40. Meet K.A.! • Posted 33 photos • Posted name of residence hall and room number • Groups: Beer Drinking Girls, Whores Anonymous

41. Meet B.P.!

42. Meet B.P.! • Cell phone number: (678)XXX-XXXX

43. Meet B.P.! • Cell phone number: (678)XXX-XXXX • Interests: Being a sexy bitch

44. Meet B.P.! • Cell phone number: (678)XXX-XXXX • Interests: Being a sexy bitch • Groups: I Was Too Drunk to Walk, So I Drove

45. Meet D.S.!

46. Meet D.S.! • Posted residence hall and room number.

47. Meet D.S.! • Posted residence hall and room number. • Interests: Smoking the Ganja, Drinking

48. Meet D.S.! • Posted residence hall and room number. • Interests: Smoking the Ganja, Drinking • Groups: Marijuana Enthusiasts, Get Yo Smoke On

49. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Don’t post your physical address, phone number, class schedule, your place of employment, or other information that could easily be used to find you

50. Facebook, Myspace, and other social networking sites • Don’t post your date of birth.