The Local Police of San Javier has carried out a series of training talks in different schools in the municipality on the risks of ICT and bullying.
The talks, given by the agent José Manuel Navarro, are part of the work of prevention and care for young people carried out by the Local Police, with the aim of making them see, in this case, the dangers that can be face if they do not make responsible use of technologies.
Social networks and online games, which are the most used applications among minors, occupied a large part of the talk in which they also talked about grooming, sexting or identity theft, trying to make them aware of the risks to the that are exposed.
Bullying and its telematic version, cyberbullying have also been the object of reflection during the talk in which the agent has explained how to detect it and what to do in case of being a victim or witness of a harassment situation.
The agent José Manuel Navarro reminded the minors a series of basic tips to be more protected on the Internet as the use of an original software, antivirus on both computers and mobile phones and secure passwords, cover the webcam while it is not used and do not send photos nor committed videos.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier