Online safety tips:

· Use complex and random passwords wherever possible, and try to use different passwords for every service you are registered with

· Choose specific security questions - not your mother's maiden name or birthplace. "What colour did you paint the fence in 1973 is not something a hacker could find out, even from Facebook," says Graham Cluley of the internet security firm Sophos

· Make virtual friends only with people you know and if you have doubts over their identity then check

· Be prepared for the consequences if you make your address or telephone number available online

· Avoid using machines accessed by the public, such as in internet cafes, and if you do, log out properly

I just take it for granted, that information posted on the net of any character, had the potential to be accessed by those with no entitlement. But to lock the net up in a way that would prevent this, would eliminate many of the features that have been developed users to learn, and communicate in a way that is revolutionizing Human thought. Invention is going to keep throwing us new challenges, and new solutions.