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THE next Safer Internet Day is Tuesday 9 February.

Its aim is to promote safe and responsible use of online technology and mobile phones especially amongst children and young who are major users of social networking sites and other new online services.

People young and old don’t always consider that the personal information they post remains online and it can be accessed by anyone (including their parents, teachers and future employers). Many employers now also check their job candidates online.

Personal information contained in social networking profiles can be used by unscrupulous individuals for criminal purposes and innocent pictures can easily be displayed in a completely different context, leading to embarrassment or even bullying.

The message behind the awareness day is use the privacy settings offered by social networking services and think carefully about the potential consequences of publishing information and photos of yourself and friends.

See http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/saferinternetdayuk/ for more.

Warrington Safeguarding Children Board are developing an e-safety strategy which will be launched later in the year.