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Internet Watch Foundation
- The UK hotline for reporting illegal internet content, including child pornography and incitement to racial hatred. Contains extensive information for members of the public, the media and business users.
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Action Fraud
- An online resource for reporting Internet scams and viruses with an A-Z of fraud, news, alerts and safety advice.
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Bank Safe Online
- A UK banking industry initiative to help online banking customers stay safe online; includes advice and guidance on scams, and a scam reporting facility.
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BBC Webwise
- An online guide for beginners using the Internet. Explains about firewalls, spyware and offers warnings of credit card fraud.
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CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
- A multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the exploitation of children. Includes information resources for children and young people, parents and guardians, and professionals, with a guide to the agency's role and activities, news, and contacts.
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Childnet International
- Works to make the Internet a safe place for children. Includes an advice section and factsheets, online resources, and links for further information and organisations.
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Get Safe Online
- Provides computer users (personal and business) with advice and resources on using the internet safely and securely; a joint initiative between government, law enforcement, businesses and the public sector.
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Good to Know
- Google UK's joint internet safety campaign in association with Citizen's Advice Bureau.
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PCeU - Police Central e-crime Unit
- A specialist unit dedicated to combating e-crime (apart from fraud and child exploitation issues); includes details of their remit, functions and programmes, and contacts.
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Think U Know
- A comprehensive guide to staying safe on the internet, with resources for different age groups from 5-16, parents and carers, teachers, and other professionals working with young people.
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UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
- Brings together organisations from industry, charities, the public sector, and government to deliver the recommendations from the Byron Report, "Safer Children in a Digital World" (2007). Includes the text of, and commentary on the report, and other documents.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
- Features news and advice about how to safely use the internet and other new and emerging technologies. Includes information and ideas for the annual Safer Internet Day in February.
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Vodafone Parents' Guide
- Provides a parental guide to mobile and Internet safety for families.
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Webwise
- A BBC guide to the basics of law and the internet covering issues of safety and privacy, particularly for children.
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YourOnlineChoices UK
- Offers a consumer guide to online behavioural advertising and online privacy; includes how it works, a FAQ, a library of tips, how to make a complaint, and a booklet to download.
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