CYBERBULLYING

CYBER SAFETY &

NETIQUETTES

1.

Public actions such

as repeated threats,
sexual remarks,
pejorative labels
(nerds, bullies etc.)
or defamatory false
accusations.

2. Posting rumors
about a person on
the internet with
the intention of
bringing about
hatred in others'
minds.

3. Convincing
others to
dislike or
participate in
online
denigration of
a target.

4. Continuing to
send e-mails
or text
messages to
someone who
has said they
want no
further
contact with
the sender.

Percentage of children who are Cyber bullied all over the

world

According to
Microsofts
Global Youth
online
behaviour
survey, India
ranks 3 in the
no of children
who are cyber
bullied.

80
70
60
50
40
30

20
10
0
China

Singapore

India

USA

Brazil

Australia

Be your child's support system.

Find out about the bully and monitor your childs
use of computer. Set time rules for use of
computer.
Ask your child's friends to be more supportive
and report to the teacher if necessary
Keep the computer in a common place like a
living room.
Discuss the proper use of net and the
consequences of misuse
Keep a track of them by being their friend or
following them on social networking sites
Use content filtration software to protect them
from porn, gambling etc.
Report to the law enforcements if stalking,
violence threats etc. are involved

There are many laws against cyber bullying and cyber

crimes like Section
UGC

66 A of IT Act

Regulations

Prohibition of

Ragging Act (incl. amendments)

Dr. K. Jaishankar name of wife have set up an online NGO

- Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling - to provide advice
and assistance to people who fall victim to internet crimes.

Rakshit Tandon, a cyber-specialist,

who can be contacted for any help
which is required.

What is Netiquette?
Netiquette is defined as the conduct that is socially acceptable in an
online or digital situation

 Proofread
your
messages for
grammatical
/spelling
errors

 Dont post
on
controversial

topics like
politics,
religion
etc.

Never send
flames,
viruses or
a Trojan
horse to
anybodys
computer

 If someone writes
a negative
comment about you,
dont take it
harshly.
Never be arrogant
or egoistic on the
Internet

Email Etiquettes
Keep your emails brief. Always edit and
review the content before sending
Before forwarding anybodys email or
using somebody elses work in the mail,
permission must be taken and their name
cited

Understand the actual use of all functions

on the email, such as the To: line, the
CC: line and the Reply to all function.

Avoid typing in ALL

CAPS or in enlarged
font, and use proper
unabbreviated
spellings; SMS
language is strictly
unadvisable.

Do not
send
spam
messages
to people
just for
fun.

Social

Networking Etiquettes
Think before you post. Remember that your posts
are visible or can be made visible to anyone on the
Internet.
Never indulge in off-topic posting
inside a discussion thread or ever try
to hijack the discussion thread.
Always take permission before you
post or repost anybody elses
information, images etc.
Never use bad or abusive language
on the Internet, whether it be in
general or for a specific person.

1. Use a strong
password

2. Use HTTPS to connect to your

social networking sites for secure browsing.
DOs:
Use a strong password, proper privacy settings and a secure connection (https)
Organise contacts so that posts are visible only to the intended people
Verify all friend requests, emails, links or attachments sent to you before opening
Read up on security instructions and keep yourself updated

3. Read up on the security tips and instructions

provided by the Social Network itself.

4. Use
antivirus,
antispyware
and firewall
programs.

5. Verify friend/follower requests, links,

attachments, downloads, emails, sent to you.

6. Configure browsers to filter out or block

inappropriate content.

7. Always go through the privacy settings of any

application you install and customize them if
possible in order to ensure your privacy.

8. Update OS regularly, specially security modules.

9. Be careful while
using Wi-fi:
Limit your signal
strength to a set
range.
Use a strong
password for your
Wi-fi network.
Ensure maximum
encryption of your
Wi-fi network.

10. Turn off geolocation on mobile

devices when
accessing sites
which access your
personal
information such
as social
networking sites.

1. Dont upload
anything you
wouldn't
want everyone
to see.

2. Assume that
anything you put
up will be
revealed to the
internet at large
at some point,
whether through
hack, leak, or
privacy policy
change.

3. Never fall for phishing sites.

Group Members:

Pratik Revankar 14BCE1017

Prastut Kumar 14BCE1030
Aditya Ashwinikumar Sathe 14BCE1087
Fenil Patel -14BCE1092