More than JUST a Cyber Safety Talk I’m sure by now most of you have seen or attended a Cyber Safety talk to help inform you about what to expect with your children being online. This free webinar being organised by “Working Mums Masterclass” will take you a step further from simply informing… Continue Reading
This week I was interviewed twice by ABC radio. Here are the interviews. Follow Me on Twitter! Click here ? @_LeonieGSmith The first interview with ABC North Coast announcer was on the dangers of Sexting by teens. During the interview we talk about the controversial laws around sexting that essentially put teenagers on the… Continue Reading
Megan sent me a link to her music video via email. Clearly she is a very talented 15yr old. And very passionate about trying to help other young people with bullying. This is what she said. Bullied Hi, I’m 15 and wrote this because of a personal experience. I did the video myself too. I… Continue Reading
There’s a big difference in maturity between a 13 year old and a 17 year old, yet some social networks and gaming platforms, are created precisely for that age range to mix and “hookup” socially. I find this quite extraordinary! As a parent, surely you wouldn’t want your 13 year old to go to an… Continue Reading
Todays Wall Street Journal has an article with a quote from a Facebook Rep suggesting they may be working on a version of Facebook for kids under the age of 13yrs old. By now you all know the legal age of kids on Facebook has to be 13yrs. Not going into the why or… Continue Reading
This article (see left) in todays Brisbane Times doesn’t surprise me. I know of another school here in NSW on the Northshore that has a similar suspension policy for Children under 13yrs with Facebook accounts, I’m sure there are probably more. In the Times article it reports that the headmistress Leonie Hultgren from Harlaxton Public… Continue Reading
There have been a LOT of stories in the news about Facebook Memorials being desecrated by so called “Trolls” lately. Horrible stories about young suicide victims and other young recently deceased where either their existing Facebook profiles, or Pages set up to memorialise them have had really abusive cruel posts added to them. In fact… Continue Reading
Last night I did an “Audit” of 10 of my Facebook friends to see how secure their privacy settings were. Some had indicated to me they were happy with the level of privacy they had on Facebook. To do this I logged out of my account, and took a look at their Facebook profiles from… Continue Reading
I’m safe with a filter on my computer or my modem aren’t I? Some of the parents I’m speaking to about my upcoming Hands-On Cyber Safety workshop are saying that they believe they don’t need to do the workshop because have a filter and security settings set up on their modem or computer, so they… Continue Reading
When you really start investigating Facebook’s interface, there are places throughout it for blocking and reporting content. And after a close look it starts to be obvious where Facebook places these tools. This post will help you to find the blocking and reporting and unsubscribing tools, and also explain why and how to use them.… Continue Reading