Safer Internet Day 2019 is TODAY, how can you make sure your personal information stays secure online?

THE internet was one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century – offering you an encyclopedia of information at the click of your fingertips.

But concerns about safety, especially for children, persist. Here is how Safer Internet Day aims to help.

When is Safer Internet Day 2019?

Safer Internet Day is being celebrated around the world TODAY - Tuesday, February 5.

The aim is to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

This year's slogan is to "create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you."

The day is led by three charities - Childnet, the South West Grid for Learning and the Internet Watch Foundation.

It calls on young people, their parents, carers, teachers, social workers, police and tech companies to join together and create a safer forum.

How can you make sure your details are safe online?

A survey by Row.co.uk found that 15 per cent of people are 'worried' about personal device surveillance and tracking.

Meanwhile, 6.7 per cent of the British public (4.2million people) tape over their laptop cameras and even Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg does the same.

And we have reason to be scared - stolen credit card information is sold for as little as £28 online, and login details for Hotmail and Gmail accounts for £90.

A 2014 survey from found that around a third of men (32.5 per cent) and 3.8 per cent of women watch porn daily - and many worry about the implications of a camera hack.

While the email addresses of 32million affair-seeking Ashley Madison customers were leaked in 2015.

And iCloud hacks have seen intimate pictures of celebs including Jennifer Lawrence, Pippa Middleton and TV presenter Diletta Leotta published online.