Face To Face With An Online Friend Essay

1. Don’t meet face-to-face with an online friend without your parents’ knowledge and approval. It is risky. If such a meeting ends badly, you would be in serious trouble as you might not get your parents’ assistance at the right time. Remember that in July 2012, one Miss Cynthia Osokogu was declared missing by her parents after they waited and couldn’t reach her. However, police investigation later revealed that she went to meet her online friends in Lagos without her parents’ knowledge.

2. Don’t meet face-to-face with an online friend without verifying his/her identity. It is risky. An online friend may not be what he or she claims to be in real life. Therefore, you should confirm the hometown, workplace and the Alma Mater of an online friend through Google and other search

Don’t pose or dance naked for anyone on webcam. It is risky. Such pose or dance performance could be recorded and made public on the internet without your knowledge and permission. Remember that it would be difficult to remove a nude video from the internet.

15. Don’t store your nude pictures/videos on the internet. It is risky. Online criminals and hackers could steal such pictures/videos without your knowledge. Remember that some persons are still regretting storing their pictures/videos on the internet after such pictures went viral on the internet. 16. Don’t reveal your parents’ current location on social media. It is risky. A bad guy, a kidnapper or a potential thief leaving in your neighborhood could through such revelation know when and where to attack them. Remember that most criminals and kidnappers source for information on the internet.

17. Don’t post anything on social media when you are angry. It is risky. In moments of anger, you could likely post what you would regret later. Remember that any negative thing you post on the internet could come back to haunt you in the future. Therefore, even when you are not angry, you should pause and think before you post