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For BBC Learning, Safer Internet Day isn't over in 24 hours, and this year we scheduled a whole week of activity across television, radio and online under the banner of ‘Be Smart’. As well as our own feature-packed website we received great...
19 February 2015
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We’re not talking about your virtue. With Valentine’s Day having recently come around again the desire for romance may be running high, but if you’re searching for amour online, you need to take precautions. A survey by mobile, TV and...
17 February 2015
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Doxing (from dox, abbreviation of documents), or doxxing, is the Internet-based practice of researching and broadcasting personally identifiable information about an individual. The methods employed in pursuit of this information include searching...
29 January 2015
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Fraud is one of those things that you probably tell yourself won’t happen to you, however, as it cost the British public more than £600 million in 2013, it’s a serious issue that we should all be aware of. When you think of the term...
30 December 2014
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Earlier this year, a friend of mine introduced me to Secret, an anonymous social media app. I had heard about a few of these and as it was free to download I thought I would give it a try. What is Whisper and SecretNumber? These platforms,...
24 November 2014
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A savvy shoppers’ guide The respective countdowns to the big Black Friday and Cyber Monday pre-Christmas shopping sprees are well and truly on for millions of saving-conscious people here in the UK and all over the world. Scouring the internet...
18 November 2014
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Google’s driverless car is pretty smart but your own car is about to get a whole lot smarter too. It’s also going to get a whole lot safer and become incredibly well-informed about the kind of driver you are. How is this going to happen?...
10 November 2014
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What can you do to identify a genuine request from a prospective employer for a criminal record check from a fake ? In England and Wales the criminal record checks bureau changed its name from CRB to DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service)...
23 September 2014
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