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12 Things You Can Do Today to Be Safer Online
By Linda Criddle
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  April 15, 2009
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11. Choose a safe online name. 

Use e-mail addresses, IM names, chat nicknames, and other such names that don't give away too much personal information. Pick a name that doesn't help identify you (your age, for example) or locate you. Avoid flirtatious or provocative names that may cause unwanted attention. 

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