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This Resource Sheet provides information on resources available for parents regarding online safety for their children.
Online safety is used interchangeably with terms such as Internet safety, cyber-safety, Internet security, online security and cyber-security. The risk of using computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices to access the Internet or other social media (SMS and MMS) is that breaches of privacy may lead to fraud, identity theft and unauthorised access to personal information.
For a child, going online may not only place their immediate emotional health at risk, but also potentially lead to physical harm. This is particularly so where little or no attention has been paid to the security of the device being used. In these types of cases, and for the purpose of this paper, online safety is a child protection issue.
