Selfware
All the things you can do to increase self-esteem and avoid becoming involved with crimes.   You might "know" when to step back, and not take the few steps it takes to commit the crime, but not many do.

Self Control
When it's time to stop, you need to tell yourself to move on with something else. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is characterized by seven basic diagnostic criteria, among them increasing tolerance of long online hours, withdrawal, and unsuccessful efforts to control Internet use. Read more

Have trouble sleeping? Sleep disorders decrease, although the average number of sleep hours per night decreases in inverse proportion to the average number of hours per day of Internet use ( Annals of Sleep Psychology, 2002 ).

Eighty percent of those responding to an online survey of Internet use conducted by Victor Brenner in 1997 exhibited at least five of ten signs of interference in role functioning such as a failure to manage time, missing sleep, missing meals and more. Brenner's subjects reported an average of 19 hours per week of Internet use. What is "normal" Internet use?

Self Esteem
Don't be afraid to say "no".

Suggestions to Help you Manage Internet Use: Ten Steps to Reclaim Real-Time Living

AskMen.com lists the 10 symptoms you need to watch out for. Read more

Self-Caution
Don't be afraid to try new things, but make sure that there are no laws broken in the process.

In the end, selfware is the truly what one would use to assist in self-preservation.

Talk to someone, even online. A good place to find resources is here

Internet piracy on CBS's 60 Minutes- read more

DVD Pirates Jailed - read more

RIAA sues more students - read more and the RIAA ongoing legal cases