SAFE BY DESIGN · EPISODE 05

The Download From the Wrong Place

The page had two steps. Arjun did the first. The second made him stop, and then he told Nani, which was the best part.

Nani's old laptop lives in her spare room under a crocheted cover, and Arjun is allowed to use it when he visits. On Saturday afternoon he had a mission. A video had shown a dragon pack for his building game, and he wanted dragons.

He searched, and found a page that looked like a party: bright colours, a big green button, the full pack, free. Under the button were two steps. Step one: download the file. He did, and it appeared at the bottom of the screen.

Step two said to switch off the laptop's protection so the pack could install.

He read it again, slowly, out loud. Then he went to the kitchen, where Nani was rolling out rotis.

“Nani, I think I did a wrong download.”

Arjun, 9