Q: Is it safe to connect to and use the Internet?
In general, yes. First, you have to understand that while you can
do many things to greatly reduce risk on the Internet, you cannot
eliminate all risk. At some point you do the best you can, then
simply accept the risk that is left. This may sound a little scary
but think about it, you do this every day in your regular life. Almost
all of us drive, either we drive to work, to the super market, to soccer
games, etc. There is risk in driving a car,
(43,443 people
were killed in car accidents in 2005 in the United States) yet most of
us do it every day. However, we do a lot of things to reduce that risk.
We use seat belts, we drive defensively, and we buy cars with safety technology
built into it. However, no matter how much security we put into driving
every day there is always risk that something will happen yet most
of us simply accept that risk. Using computers and the Internet is no
different. That is what this site is
all about, helping you and your family reduce risk.
