0:00 if you're watching this right now my powers of deduction tell me that there's

0:05 about a one hundred percent chance that you use the internet
0:12 I'm so smart thanks for logging onto youtube today and checking out well cast
0:17 or super glad you're here and since you've already conveniently placed
0:21 yourself online
0:22 we're going to talk to you today about Internet safety
0:26 now wait a minute okay before you roll your eyes and say my mom told me all
0:32 about Internet safety already or my surface structure explain to me the
0:37 dangers of leaving information on the Internet
0:40 just hear me out all right we spend a lot of time on the internet here at well
0:45 cast and we give pretty awesome advice
0:47 I think you'll agree so today we're going to give you our top four things
0:51 that you absolutely need to know about Internet safety
0:55 are you ready tip 1 the Internet is forever ever ever ever
1:03 that was all in house no joke
1:07 anything that you put on the internet no matter how old could be there until you
1:11 have grandchildren of your own who will be googling you
1:14 I mean if Google is even still a thing in 40 years I mean who knows maybe being
1:18 can make a great comeback
1:19 so what do you do well start by googling your name your phone number your address
1:24 just to find out what's really floating around out there
1:28 plus it's kind of fun if you're on social media and who isn't
1:32 use the strictest privacy settings out there
1:35 tip 2 don't put personal information online
1:40 seventy-three percent of teens and sixty-eight percent of young adults are
1:43 on social networking sites of those people roughly half post personal
1:48 information phone numbers addresses emails
1:52 don't do that if you do it leaves you open for attacks from either cyber
1:56 bullies are just some weird folks who want to take advantage of you
1:59 do yourself a favor and ask a trusted friend what private information they can
2:04 see on your sights
2:05 if you're not happy with the answer remove it tip 3
2:09 don't forget about smartphone safety in an era of smartphones side
2:13 our safety should extend to your phone - especially when it comes to tech safety
2:18 remember how your parents warned you about accepting car rides from strangers
2:22 all right don't accept phone calls or texts from strangers either only answer
2:27 texts and phone calls from your contact list tip for handle hacking
2:32 intelligently part of being a member of the world wide web is being aware that
2:37 no matter how careful you are your account may get hacked getting hacked
2:42 sucks but it isn't the end of the world and there are a few important things to
2:47 do when you get hacked to ensure your safety a change that password and make
2:53 the new one
2:53 secure make an unpredictable according to a CBS article password was the most
3:00 popular password of 2012 followed by one two three four five six people
3:09 we can do better than this if you're really going for all-out cyber safety
3:13 and you should check to see if your email service provides two step
3:17 verification
3:18 it's not impossible but that is a hard nut to crack
3:21 be check your sent box and let any affected people know that you are
3:25 spammed especially if your account sent out a fishing link your friends deserve
3:29 to know what's up
3:31see do a sweep of your computer with antivirus software
3:35all right odds are not only did you send something nasty out to your friends you
3:40 might have something nasty lurking in the recesses of your hard drive
3:44 d back up your files if there's a virus your computer doesn't catch you don't
3:50 want to lose everything ok backing of files is totally a chore but you'll be
3:55 really happy you did it go ahead and invest in a cheap portable hard drive
3:59 and keep it somewhere safe
4:01 to recap remember these points 1 anything you put on the internet will be
4:06 there for a very long time
4:08 believe me I've thought a lot about this to your personal information shouldn't
4:13 be visible to everybody
4:15 three do not accept phone calls or texts from strange numbers and for if your
4:20 hacked change your password
4:22 check that set box and clean off your hard drive ASAP
4:30 well that's all for me today well casters
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