Downloading Software
The Internet provides a virtually boundless space
for downloadable resources. There are a number
of potential risks, however, that you should take
care to avoid.
Intellectual Property Rights
Check and read the terms of use: photos,
videos, images, text content and software,
may be protected by copyright and may not
be free to use. If you are downloading a file,
you might also be exposed to criminal and/or
civil litigation if any illegal content is
downloaded.
Protect Your Computer
When you are using P2P
or BT (BitTorrent) to download software, a
port is opened on your computer for others
who are downloading the same software. This
also means that unauthorised persons could
get into your computer.
You should take certain security measures
and adequate prevention to avoid any potential
leakage of sensitive and/or personal information,
and other security breaches. Learn how to
protect your
computer.
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