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12 Things You Can Do Today to Be Safer Online
By Linda Criddle
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A quick checklist to get you started on the road to Internet safety.



1. Buy all the safety software you need and use good filtering tools.

Keep them current and use them unfailingly—as automatically as locking your door when you leave the house. 

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