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Course: Internet safety?>?Unit 1
Lesson 1: Welcome to the Internet Safety Course!Internet safety course introduction
Welcome to the Khan Academy x Google Internet Safety Course! Get an overview of why internet safety is so important, and how this course will help you stay safe while online. Created by Sal Khan.
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What is one way you could possibly avoid people stealing your information online?(23 votes)
Always play it safe! Never download things from places you don't trust or look suspicious, always check the url (e.g. khancademy. org instead of khanacademy. org), never click on advertisements (no matter how good it looks), never enter any personal information (like birthdate, credit card info, address) into any website, unless you can be fairly sure it is safe. Using something like a VPN won't hurt either, but your school probably won't like that. If you see something that looks off, then try to get it off your computer as quickly as possible.(40 votes)
what do you do if they take your money? how do you get it back?(12 votes)
You don't. That's why it's so dangerous.(21 votes)
- Is it fine to have the same password on multiple websites?(11 votes)
No, it is not a good idea to have the same password for multiple accounts. Sal mentioned this at1:05when talking about cyber attackers getting into your accounts. He said, "If you have the same password in multiple places, well, they might be able to use that from one place to another."
Also in this video Mark Risher, explained it very well why you shouldn't have the same password for multiple accounts and devices:
/college-careers-more/internet-safety/xef9bb6e081c9f4ff:online-data-security/xef9bb6e081c9f4ff:introduction-to-keeping-devices-safe/v/how-passwords-and-screenlocks-help-protect-you(11 votes)
Does it matter if it's a school account I mean what are they going to steal my notes to history that got me a C?(9 votes)
Yes, even school accounts can contain information that a hacker might find valuable. For example, they could obtain your email address from a school account and use that to send you emails with dangerous links.(7 votes)
should I avoid ever entering sweepstakes(7 votes)- Generally, I would say yes. A lot of them ask for personal information which you should never give out. Always tread carefully around them!(7 votes)
- should i share my password(6 votes)
no it is verry dangerous because if you were to share it the person could see all of your information.
you probably know by now because its been 2 months for you.(2 votes)
How can I avoid things like this?(3 votes)
1. Use strong passwords
2. Do not share your passwords
3. When you feel something is off, always inform a trusted adult(5 votes)
never trust your online friends!! stay safe guys!(3 votes)- Is it fine to write down all your passwords?(2 votes)
yes, as long as they don't fall into the wrong hands. keep them safe(3 votes)
This is the first time I have ever seen Sal. I am surprised that he doesn't sound like he looks.
p.s. I am not trying to be racist. I am just surprised.(3 votes)
1:05Video transcript
- Hi everyone. Sal Khan here from Khan Academy, and I just wanted to welcome you to this course on internet safety. Now, you might be saying, "Why should I look at this course? The internet seems like
this fun and fabulous place where I can interact with folks and get information and do
all of these great things," but you also need to realize that the internet can
be a dangerous place. There are people who are
going to want to get access to your personally
identifiable information, the things that would allow folks to say, take a credit card in your
name, or pretend to be you, or steal money from you. So you wanna figure out,
how do you protect that? And we'll have a lot more
content on what exactly PII, or personally identifiable information is. As you know on the internet,
you have many accounts. It could be an account for a site that allows you to play video games, but it could be your banking account. It could be where you send
emails from, your social media. There are folks out there that would love to have access to those accounts. They might be able to directly
do things on those accounts. It could be as little as embarrass you by taking advantage of
your social media account, or it could be stealing money from you if it's your bank account, or if you have the same password in
multiple places, well, they might be able to use that
from one place to another. So beware of everything on the internet. You have a lot of
information about yourself that could be valuable to others. And you're also going learn
that some of those folks are going try to trick you. You're gonna learn about
things like phishing attacks, where they're gonna try to
pretend to be someone else and make you feel really
urgent about doing something and giving information, once again, that you do not want these folks to have. So take a look at this course. It's going to be very,
very important to you. Hopefully none of this
stuff ever happens to you but if it does, you'll
know what to do about it, but even more importantly, you're going to know how to prevent it. So hopefully you enjoy this course.