Internet Safety Alert
• There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything
you do on the computer and on the Internet.
• If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer
that someone abusive does not have direct access, or even remote (hacking)
access to.
• It might be safer to use a computer in a public library,
at a community technology center (CTC) www.ctcnet.org (national
directory), at a trusted friend’s house, or an Internet Café.
• If you think your activities are being monitored, they probably
are. Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every
move. You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special
skills to monitor someone’s computer activities – anyone
can do it and there are many ways to monitor.
• Computers can provide a lot of information about what you
look at on the Internet, the emails you send, and other activities.
It is not possible to delete or clear all computer “footprints.”
• If you think you may be monitored on your home computer,
you might consider no home Internet use or "safer" Internet
surfing. Example: If you are planning to flee to California, don't
look at classified ads for jobs and apartments, bus tickets, etc for
California on a home computer or any computer an abuser has physical
or remote access to. Use a safer computer to research an escape plan.
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