10 things you shouldn't do online

An article on schoolcio.com that you should read if you use the Internet in any way whatsover: "10 Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online".

They include:

• Clicking on email attachments from unknown senders
• Opening HTML or plain-text messages from unknown senders
• Participating in chat rooms or social networking sites (like MySpace)

Having a geek for a Dad, my daughter got into the Web almost before she could speak any English. I taught her to trash immediately any mail she got from unknown people and one of the first phrases in English I can remember her producing was "Better safe than sorry".

"Grandpa just sent me an attachment," Isabel (now 10) said the other day. "Should I trash it?"

Now there's a savvy Internet user...!