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Operation Safe Surf
Plethora of resources on Internet safety provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett includes press releases, kids and parents spotlight, brochures, links, etc.

Internet Safety Information for Parents
PA Attorney General Tom Corbett includes resources for parents to keep their children safe online. This includes programs and resources to assist Pennsylvania parents from Internet safety to drug use prevention. There is also information available to answer common questions facing parents.

How aware are you on keeping your child safe online
Internet safety quiz for adults provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This quiz contains questions and answers for keeping children safe online.

Glossary of Internet Related Terms
Definitions for popular Internet and computer terms are provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett. These terms range from Blogs to URLs to white listing.

Internet Safety & Netiquette Tips (pdf)
These are tips for communicating online provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett. One tip is to "avoid using all caps when typing online, because it is considered "shouting."

Introduction to Cyberbullying
Introduction to cyber bullying provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett that includes links to additional information for K-5, middle school, and high school students; parents; schools; teachers; and even cyber bullying in the news.

Don't be a Cyber Bully (pdf)
Overview of cyber bullying provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett that includes a definition of cyber bullying, how to deal with cyber bullies, and a cyber bullying pledge at the end.

8 Rules for Staying Safe Online (pdf)
The Center for Missing and Exploited Children created these 8 rules for keeping children safe while surfing online.

Child Predator Unit
Description of PA Attorney General Tom Corbett's Child Predator Unit that he created in January 2005 to protect the children in Pennsylvania. In January 2005, Corbett created a dedicated Child Predator Unit, using a group of specially trained agents and prosecutors across Pennsylvania to identify and capture online predators before them can harm children.

SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com
Maintained by Larry Magid, the author of Child Safety on the Information Highway, these sites provide parents with the information they need to keep their children safe on the Internet.

Get Net Wise
A comprehensive site, full of information on Internet safety, tools for keeping kids safe on the web, and recommendations of good sites for kids.

Kaboose: Safe Surfing Guide
Information for parents and kids on using the Internet in a safe and fun way.

Cyber-museum of scams and frauds
From Financial and Tax Fraud Education Associates, Inc., a nonprofit organization. This is a public educational website covering a wide variety of financial scams and frauds, including “prime bank” frauds, exotic foreign currency scams, offshore investment frauds, tax scams, and more.

KidShield
Tools and information to create a SafetyNet for your children online.

Netsmartz
An educational website that teaches kids, teens and their parents how to stay safer on the Internet.

SafeShopping
Information about online shopping safety.

Slamming spamming
This article explains what “spam” is, its origin, and the problems it creates. The site describes how to minimize, eliminate or complain about spam legally and effectively.