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The internet is a (almost) whole different world, with almost the whole world being able to connect to it. Unfortunately, the internet is much like the Wild West, being sort of lawless. And with the world’s population being able to connect to it, which also means criminals, thieves, and other bad people can go on it. The combination of the web being lawless and the criminals means that they are going to try to do crimes on people on the web. What is a first, simple step towards protecting yourself from the Wild Web? Create an online identity, and a password to protect it. The online identity shouldn’t be too difficult for you to remember, and make it something that real-life friends can recognize you with. Your password should be somewhat complicated, but memorable. And if you can’t memorize it, write it down and store it somewhere safe.