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Internet security tips offered to Northern Ireland children

School children in Northern Ireland have been given internet security tips as part of a campaign to inform them about how to avoid online threats and staying safe online.

Computer giant Microsoft and police in the region are visiting 25 primary schools offering them tips such as how to use social networking sites without divulging personal details.

According to public sector director of Microsoft Ireland Peter Russell, the visits have been arranged "with a view to embedding good internet usage behaviour from an early age".

"It's very important that internet users ensure that they take the appropriate measures to protect their online safety, similar to the way in which we all take precautions to prevent our property getting stolen," he said.

The visits come in the wake of the publication of a report by Microsoft showing that 66 per cent of teenagers surf the internet without any parental restrictions and 27 per cent across the UK have experienced online bullying.

Safer Internet Day is being marked today (February 10th) across Europe.

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