Computers & the Internet: Privacy & Security

Microsites

  • Fighting Back Against Identity Theft

    This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.

  • OnGuard Online

    Provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

  • Spyware

    Information about how the FTC fights spyware through law enforcement and consumer education, and by encouraging industry to devise technological solutions.

Facts for Consumers

  • Dot Con [PDF]

    Warns consumers that con artists have gone high-tech, using the Internet to defraud consumers. Lists the top 10 dot cons facing consumers who surf the Internet, as well as many of the fraudsters behind them. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.

  • How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online [PDF]

    Explains what parents should do, and what website operators must do as a result of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, to protect kids' information online. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.

  • How To Protect Kids' Privacy Online: A Guide For Teachers [PDF]

    Explains the basics of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and what it means for teachers and their students. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.

  • Keeping Laptops From Getting Lost or Stolen [PDF]

    Steps to take to avoid getting your laptop lost or stolen. 8.5"x 11", 2 pages.

  • Minimizing the Effects of Malware on Your Computer [PDF]

    Urges consumers to protect their computers against malware and offers tips on how to reclaim their computer and electronic information if malware is already on their computer. 8.5 x 11, 4 pages.

  • OnGuard Online: Stop. Think. Click. [PDF] [en español]

    Tips to help computer users be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information. 4"x9", 16 pages, color.

  • Securing Your Wireless Network [PDF]

    Guide to securing your wireless network - at your home or business. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.

  • Site-Seeing on the Internet

    Provides basic information for parents to discuss with their kids about using the Internet. Includes information on privacy, online shopping, chat rooms, and other online subjects. 6"x9", 8 pages, color.

  • Social Networking Sites: A Parent's Guide [PDF]

    Urges parents and kids to talk about the risks involved in using social networking sites and offers tips for using them safely. Includes resources for more information. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.

  • Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens [PDF]

    Urges parents and kids to talk about the risks involved in using social networking sites and offers tips for using them safely. Includes resources for more information. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.

Consumer Alerts

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  • Be Safe Online: OnGuard Online [PDF]

    Being on guard online can help protect your information, your computer-even yourself. Seven practices can help you be safer while surfing.

  • Holiday Shopping on the Internet: Discovering Which Web Sites are Naughty or Nice [PDF]

    Whether you’re looking for a toy, a trinket or a travel deal, doing your holiday shopping on the Internet can be fun, easy, and practical. At the same time, viewing a product on the screen can present different challenges than seeing it in the store. The FTC offers recommendations to help you have a successful experience when buying from an online retailer or an auction website.

  • Holiday Shopping on the Internet: Planning Ahead for Secure Surfing [PDF]

    The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, encourages shoppers to follow these tips to steer clear of holiday grinches.

  • Parent's Guide to Social Networking [PDF]

    The Federal Trade Commission urges parents and kids to talk about the risks involved in using social networking sites and offer tips for using them safely.

  • Supplement: Stop-Think-Click: 7 Practices for Safer Computing [PDF]
  • Tips For Protecting Laptops From Thieves [PDF]

    Tips to keep in mind when you take your laptop out and about.

  • Your Computer: Part of the "Zombie Army"? [PDF]

    Learn how to reduce your chances of becoming part of a robot network called a botnet.

Videos

  • OnGuard Online "Phishy" Video Spots

    These three 60-second videos help alert consumers to phishing scams. The goal of the videos is to offer practical, useful, and memorable messages.


Last Modified: Wednesday, 10-Sep-2008 09:42:00 EDT