Chatting dangers

We all know that Internet chat can be a very useful tool. Many people use it to have a cheap means of communication with their loved ones abroad, for example. Imagine having a brother or sister living in Australia or the USA but you can still keep contact regularly and constantly without costing you anything (apart from the Internet service itself). Which Chat programs do you use or have you used? Have you ever heard of mIRC? 

There are people who use the Internet for other purposes. Their intentions are to harm others. Certain chat programs let you meet people you don't know (such as mIRC and others). People may also ask to be friends with you on Facebook or any other Social Network.These can be dangerous as you can never tell if the other person is telling the truth about himself/herself. The teacher has shown you some videos which warn you about this danger.

Tell us what you feel. Do you regularly chat on the Internet? Were you ever contacted by someone you don't know through chat? Did you ever go meet someone who you had only met on chat before? If yes, did you go alone? What do you think you can do to keep safe?