With school holidays nearly upon us, long trips away for families can certainly be much more fun with some fun videos or games to play to counter the boredom in transit. Increasingly parents are investing in mobile devices to keep children occupied on long trips, but it’s not just videos that parents and children… Continue Reading
The last few weeks as I’ve been holding Cyber Safety Seminars around some Sydney Schools, I’ve been hearing some alarming news from teachers. The increase in the uptake of adult social media apps and the subsequent behaviour on those apps has been an increasing problem. Some teachers believe that around 70% of stage 2 students… Continue Reading
Instagram, one of the MOST popular social media apps in the world, now has many different settings to control what you see, and what others see about you. Instagram, owned by Facebook is a 13+ rated social media photography based app, used extensively by teens and adults. Many teens are very good at moderating their… Continue Reading
The latest software update for Apple mobile devices like iPods, iPhones and iPads is iOS12. This new operating system has a new centralised moderation and parental control system called “Screen Time” this replaces the former parental control system known as “Restrictions”. “Screen Time” settings include all the previous parental controls and filtering you have previously… Continue Reading
Edit: 26/02/19 YouTube Kids has had recent reports of suicide material and violent imagery inserted within seemingly innocent children’s cartoons like Peppa Pig. In a recent statement, a representative of YouTube was reported as saying that although they are trying to block such media they rely on parents reporting unsuitable videos that are appearing on… Continue Reading
Fortnite…if you haven’t heard about it then you are probably living under a nice sheltered non virtual rock. The media articles about this hugely popular online game that claims over 125 Million players worldwide, usually lean towards the problems that players have extracting themselves from the game. Some parents are almost tearing their hair out… Continue Reading
With screen time awareness and online safety now paramount in most families, setting boundaries and agreements around digital technology use for children for some parents, can be very frustrating. You may have one parent who wants their child to wait until 13years before setting up social media, the other parent is fine with them having… Continue Reading
Leonie Smith is “The Cyber Safety Lady” Book “The Cyber Safety Lady” For Your School, Business or Event Sydney based, Leonie, is one of Australia’s leading Cyber Safety Experts. She is a registered provider with the Australian Governments Office Of The eSafety Commissioner. Her practical “How To” approach to Cyber Safety gives attendees the tools to help solve issues… Continue Reading
What parents need to know about this extremely popular online game Fortnite: Battle Royale The Cyber Safety Lady’s Slightly “Clueless Gamer” Style Review Of Fortnite: Battle Royale M or Mature Rated in Australia or “Not Suitable For Under 15 Years” (it is rated 12+ in other countries) I’ve been taking my usual unscientific “hands-up” style… Continue Reading
Identity theft is when a thief uses your personal details to assume your identity to steal from you or use your identity for other reasons. It can be a very difficult thing to recover from. In some cases all a thief needs is your name, phone number, birthdate and home address to start hacking into… Continue Reading