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I originally wrote this blog for mobilesecurity.com but with their blessing I've pinched it back to post on our own website. I'm regularly asked: "What advice can you give me about my kids and smartphones?" "How long have you got," I reply,...
7 November 2013
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According to the 2012 Norton Online Family Report, in 2011 58% of kids experienced something negative online, and four fifths of kids (87%) who’ve broken Internet house rules experienced something negative online. Additionally, a recent article...
1 November 2013
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I found this story on The Guardian website, reproduced from the newspaper's archive from 25 October 1823. The 190 year-old story ably demonstrates that there have always been scammers and unfortunate victims. The one in question here had actually...
28 October 2013
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Most things we do online have some kind of consequence. Contact an old friend by email or on a social networking site, and hopefully you'll rekindle the friendship. Buy something from an online store, and a couple of days later it will turn up on...
24 October 2013
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Everybody likes competitions ... and here's one from our friends at Cyber Security Challenge UK. It's open to both adults and children - but you'll need to be quick, as the closing date is next Monday (21st October). All you need to do is...
16 October 2013
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Get Safe Online works alongside several organisations concerned with the online safety of children and young people, and the website is read by many people involved in this work. So I'd like to use this forum to ask you a favour if you're...
2 October 2013
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Think of all the things you put on Facebook. It could be your location or who you’re with. You might post pictures of your children or perhaps your house. Lots of people publish their date of birth and other sensitive personal...
26 September 2013
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Seen the ad circulating on some social media sites that Apple's new iOS 7 software makes your iPhone or iPad waterproof? The ad is about Apple devices and software, and it even looks like an Apple ad. It claims that the upgrade...
23 September 2013
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