A TEXT BOOK FOR HOME OR SCHOOL. IDEAL FOR UPPER GRADE SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER CLASSES. (This updated version now includes a section on Social Networking ) To the unfamiliar newcomer the Internet can be vast, confusing, unpredictably dangerous and can cost the cyber surfer dearly in terms of time, money, and even physical safety. "CYBERSAFE" is a guide for safe, knowledgable traveling through the vast and often intimidating World Wide Web. Clear and uncomplicated, it offers the newly introduced Internet user basic critical information on; - Getting on line safely - Learning the language of the PC/Internet world - Traveling & exploring the Internet safely - Privacy & Security on the Internet - Avoiding Fraud & Scams - Safely using the Internet for Investing - Dealing with Spam & other E-Mail threats - and more. Be you 6 or 60, CYBERSAFE is the must-have book to sit next to your computer Material for this book was contributed and/or reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission, National Consumers League, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Federal Citizen Information Center, National Cyber Security Alliance, and Microsoft Corporation.