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Consumer Information Security - Hot Links
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FTC Privacy Initiatives

Consumer Alert: Spyware [PDF]

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month -- Learn how to Stay Safe Online!

Consumer Alert: File-Sharing: A Fair Share? Maybe Not. [PDF]

CyberSmart's free K-8 curriculum on safe and responsible computing

Watch the FTC's Video on Information Security!

Spread the word about Information Security: Run this story in your newsletter

FOR KIDS: Are you a Safe Cyber Surfer? Take our quiz to find out!

 
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Dewie the Turtle SECURITY

Dialing Up to the Internet: How to Stay Safe Online [TXT] [PDF]

Safe at Any Speed: How to Stay Safe Online if You Use High-Speed Internet Access [TXT] [PDF]

Spyware [TXT] [PDF]

File-Sharing: A Fair Share? Maybe Not. [TXT] [PDF]

Detect, Protect, Dis-infect: Consumers Online Face Wide Choices in Security Products [TXT] [PDF]

Stay Safe Online Postcard [PDF]

How to Be Web Ready Bookmark [TXT]

E-COMMERCE
Site-Seeing On The Internet: A Consumer's Guide to Travel in Cyberspace [TXT]

A Consumer's Guide to E-Payments [TXT] [PDF]

Shop Safely Online [TXT] [PDF]

Going Shopping? Go Global! A Guide for E-Consumers [TXT] [PDF]

When Your Computer Calls Overseas ...Without Your Okay [TXT] [PDF]
SPAM
Email Address Harvesting: How Spammers Reap What You Sow [TXT] [PDF]

Don't Want Your Email Address Harvested? [TXT] [PDF]

Spam Email Website [TXT]

Chain Email Website [TXT]

You've Got Spam: How to "Can" Unwanted Email [TXT] [PDF]

Ready to Pop Your Top Over "Pop Up Spam"? Here's How to Make it Stop [TXT] [PDF]

Who's Spamming Who? Could it Be You? [TXT] [PDF]

What's In Your In-box? [TXT] [PDF]

Unsolicited Mail, Telemarketing and Email: Where to Go to "Just Say No" [TXT] [PDF]

FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen: 12 Scams Most Likely To Arrive Via Bulk Email [TXT] [PDF]
PRIVACY
Privacy Initiatives [TXT]

How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam [TXT] [PDF]

Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information [TXT] [PDF]

Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information [TXT] [PDF]

Online Investment Opportunities: 'Net Profit or 'Net Gloss? [TXT] [PDF]

Online Investment Opportunities: 'Net Profit or 'Net Gloss? Campaign [TXT]

CyberSmart! K-8 Curriculum on safe and responsible computing
CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY
Kidz Privacy Website [TXT]

How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online [TXT] [PDF]

How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online: A Guide for Teachers [TXT] [PDF]
IDENTITY THEFT
ID Theft Website [TXT]

ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name (booklet) [TXT] [PDF]

ID Theft Affidavit [PDF]

IDENTITY THEFT: What's It All About? [TXT] [PDF]

Identity Crisis... What to Do If Your Identity Is Stolen (alert) [TXT] [PDF]

Identity Thieves Can Ruin Your Good Name: Tips for Avoiding Identity Theft [TXT] [PDF]
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