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which should be avoided. Instruct your learners to choose websites that are either a recommendation
or have been previously used. The same applies to browsers. Here are good practices of web browsers:

Web Browsers

Mozilla Firefox Opera

Microsoft Edge Google Chrome

Additional consideration is checking privacy and security settings, especially if the learners accept the
Cookies policy of a website, they should be aware of the information they are providing and who they
can contact on questions regarding their data, equally important – where this information is to be
found on the website.

In terms of applications, Apple® AppStore and Google Play™ are the primary sources of apps. The first
provides applications for iPhone devices and the second for Android devices. There are also some other
providers, for instance Xiaomi’s app store MIUI, Amazon Appstore or Windows Apps and actually many
third-party app stores. However, they should be carefully chosen as they do not guarantee equal
security levels and when asking for access to the date on your device, you are being exposed to
increased risk. Due to the fact that Google Play is not available in all countries, there will be users that
must rely on downloading apps from another app store if they are using an Android device. In any of
the beforehand mentioned cases, the ratings, reviews and number of downloads in the app stores
should serve as a prerequisite which apps to choose for download.

App Stores

This leads to the consideration on safe downloading. Free programs published on popular websites
are often accompanied by additions in the form of browser toolbars, site add-ons, additional
applications and even malware. How to protect yourself from downloading safe solutions? It is best