Online dating can be fun, but don’t neglect safety and common sense when you try to find a mate. At the absolute minimum, take caution in the following areas:
Protect Your Computer
Take care of your equipment and systems before you head out into the big bad Internet. You must have a firewall and anti-virus software for your email and for when you search websites and interact online. At the bare minimum, you may want these two products that are offered free of charge to home computer users (i.e. not for commercial use):
Free Firewall Download: ZoneAlarm
www.zonelabs.com
Free Anti-Virus Download: Avast! Anti-Virus
www.avast.com
Protect Yourself
Take care of yourself, too, by choosing an appropriate dating site. Find and choose a reputable online dating site. How? Begin by asking around with friends, neighbors, co-workers and others you may know who have tried online dating, and see which places they suggest. In addition, search “online dating services” and keep a notebook of their URLs or website links, the fees, rules and regulations, complete contact information of each and any other useful information that spikes your interest. Then compare each place. Try only those places where you feel safe; avoid the others.
So take care. Arm your computer – and yourself – with the correct tools and knowledge!
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