1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Personal Web Pages
photo of Linda Roeder
Linda's Personal Web Pages Blog

By Linda Roeder, About.com Guide to Personal Web Pages since 1998

Staying Safe, Private and Secure Online, While Still Having Fun

Wednesday August 20, 2008
The Safe
Image by Frank Köhne from StockXchng

Staying safe and keeping your personal information private are extremely important in this age of cyber crime and identity theft. What you write about and who sees your personal information can make all the difference when it comes to your safety and the safety of your family. Anyone can read your website, decipher who you are and where you live. You'd better hope it's not a cyber predator.

There are ways to stay safe online though and they're actually pretty easy, once you know how. Getting the hang of writing your personal website without revealing too much personal information can be a little more difficult though. It just takes some practice and reminders.

Using this list of privacy tutorials and codes you'll be able to make the Internet a safer place for yourself. With a few changes to your privacy settings, a few codes and a few tips, you'll have a much safer website.

What other safety or privacy features do you use to stay safe online?

o Your Online Privacy
o Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
o Online Dating Safety Tips

Comments
August 20, 2008 at 5:39 pm
(1) personalweb says:

How often do you use privacy setting on sites like MySpace and Facebook? What else do you do to keep your information safe?

May 29, 2009 at 10:35 pm
(2) Guus says:

There is a new site completely focussed on networking in a private secure way. You might want to check it out. It’s called WinkedAt.

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Personal Web Pages
About.com Special Features

Stay connected and entertained with reviews on tips on the latest HDTVs, cellphones and more. More >

Easy ways to connect two computers for networking purposes. More >

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Personal Web Pages

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.