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ds o
ften
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any
thin
g th
at y
ou d
on�t
want
ot
hers
to
see
or k
now.
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aras
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t, h
ate
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re o
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ing
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hod
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ed b
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et y
our
pers
onal
info
rmat
ion,
suc
h as
yo
ur u
sern
ame
and
pass
word
, by
pre
tend
ing
to b
e a
site
you
tru
st. )
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ays
look
at
the
URL
of
the
page
you
are
dire
cted
to
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ake
sure
tha
t it s
tays
in
the
webs
ite,
prior
to
login.
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re n
ot a
lway
s wh
o th
ey s
ay t
hey
are.
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ful ab
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ng s
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gers
to
your
frien
ds list;
re
mem
ber,
it
is O
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uest
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