The following are some real-life examples of what can happen, if you don't take steps to protect yourself online:

• Web of Risks
  Students adore social-networking sites like Facebook, but indiscreet postings can mean really big trouble.
  
  
• What happened to Taylor Behl?
  “Taylor Behl, like so many young people headed for college, was excited about going to Virginia Commonwealth University—and nervous too. Like so many young people today, she was writing about this and many other things online, in her own personal blog …” Read the complete story.
  
  Visit Taylor Behl’s MySpace profile and her story on America’s Most Wanted.
  
  
• Dateline’s To Catch a Predator
  Dateline’s Chris Hanson investigates potential predators trying to meet teens online. Since the inception of this series over 130 men have surfaced, and 98 of them are currently being prosecuted.
  
  
• Fighting back against identity theft
  Video produced by the Federal Trade Commission