There has been a dramatic increase in identity theft in the last few years. Of course you should be careful about what information you give to someone whom you have never met. This is important not only from a common sense standpoint, but is also a computer security issue.
Be especially mindful about two things--instant messaging and wireless internet.
In either case, a hacker or snooper could be reading everything you are saying. So keep the instant-messaging conversation light. If you absolutely must talk about something private, use a secure, encrypted instant messaging client. If you're on wireless internet, a snooper with the right equipment can intercept and read everything you send.
So either avoid doing anything but casual web-surfing via wireless internet, and if you must use wireless internet to do something more sensitive, like email, sign up for a free or paid VPN service. Last but not least, make sure you have good security software installed on your computer--a good anti-virus program at leas
Wish you all the best.
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