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What is Safe Searching?

Safe searching means having sufficient safeguards in place to protect you when performing searches on the Internet. These safeguard measures range from supplying information to preventing unauthorised access to your computer...

   

The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms

Click on the map to see the most dangerous search
terms in over a dozen countries.

Click on the map to see the most dangerous search terms in over a dozen countries

New Report: Most Dangerous Search Terms

Not all websites are created equal, as this latest report from McAfee makes clear. The authors examine a growing phenomenon–the use of search engines as tools for ill-gotten profit–by analysing the risks incurred in searching for 2,600 of the world’s most popular words and phrases. If you’ve ever searched for lyrics, thought about downloading a celebrity screensaver, or been enticed by the offer of a free iPod, you owe it to yourself to read this report.

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Featured Safety Tip:

Install a Safe-Search Plug-In
Use an Internet search plug-in, like McAfee Site Advisor, to indicate the level of caution you should use when clicking links from search results.

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