Look Both Ways

What Can You Do?

So, what’s the answer to avoiding risk? Do you disconnect your computer, cancel your Internet service, and hide under your bed, safe from all that online danger? Of course not. Just as your parents taught you to be careful when you walk around town, to obey the school crossing guard and look both ways before crossing a street, you simply need to learn how to look both ways when you move around the Web.

Think of it this way: Cars, buses, and trucks are wonderful tools, but they can be dangerous in certain circumstances. According to the Department of Transportation, in the United States alone, over 40,000 people die every year in traffic accidents. To mitigate the risks, you teach your children about traffic safety. You don’t avoid ...