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    • Lesson 1: Communicating
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    • Lesson 2: Problem-solving using the internet
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    • Lesson 3: Keeping your information safe online
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    • Lesson 4: Making internet transactions
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    • Lesson 5: Staying safe and legal online
      • Introduction
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      • 5.1 Protecting your computer from viruses
        • What is a computer virus?
        • Choosing antivirus software
        • Firewalls
        • Updates
        • Email phishing
        • How do spammers obtain your email address?
        • How to spot spam
      • 5.2 Cyber security and recognising scams
        • Health scams
        • Romance scams
      • 5.3 Fake websites and identity theft
        • Identity theft
          • How to spot identity theft
      • 5.4 Data protection
        • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
          • Principles relating to processing data
          • Your rights
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  • Action Fraud [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] : report cyber crime to the police.

  • Dell Technologies: ‘What are the different types of viruses, spyware and malware that can infect my computer?’.

  • DigitalLearn.org: ‘Internet privacy: searching and visiting sites’ (online course).

  • GOV.UK: ‘The Data Protection Act 2018’.

  • Information Commissioners Office: ‘Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’.

  • OpenLearn: Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online (online course).

  • Police Scotland: ‘Romance fraud’.

  • PCMag UK: ‘The best antivirus protection for 2020’.

  • WebMed Pharmacy: ‘Are you buying fake medicines online?’

  • Which?: ‘How to spot a fake, fraudulent or scam website’.

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