This post is going to rub some people up the wrong way. I’m going to say something that many parents haven’t considered, or something that they don’t want to consider when making choices about the internet for their child….This post is about caring about other families kids online. If you think this post is too… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Dangerous Apps
Is Kik Messenger safe For Kids?
Latest Edit: May 16th 2015 Kik Messenger is no longer JUST a messaging app, and is now rated 17+ Kik Messenger is constantly adding new “features” and changing settings, it now has a huge adult content spam problem. This post is growing and constantly being updated as new issues and features come to light. I… Continue Reading
Facebook Is NOT For Kids!
An 8 year old boy saw porn on Facebook…. With more and more parents allowing their underaged kids to have Facebook accounts, this type of exposure will probably be occurring thousands upon thousands times a day. Most parents I speak to who allow their underage children access to adult apps either simply… Continue Reading
Parents, Watch Out For These Apps On Your Child’s Mobile Device!
With some children as young as 4 years old receiving iPods, computer tablets, and some parents thinking of giving their young child a smart phone. Parents need to know the dangers behind handing over an internet connected device without enabling the parental controls. If parents don’t monitor their child’s use of mobile devices, their child… Continue Reading
Ask.FM and Cyber Bullying
Today I received a phone call from a Sydney mother of a Year 8 school girl asking advice about the Q&A social media platform Ask.FM in relation to an ongoing cyber bullying episode. Apparently an Ask.FM account (not her daughters) was receiving anonymous questions that were set up to look as if they came from… Continue Reading
Cyber Safety It’s NOT Just Facebook – Mobile Apps!
Cyber Safety / Facebook / Cyber Safety Much of today’s cyber safety education focuses on the more mainstream social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and it’s not really surprising with these platforms still being the most popular social media platforms for adults and teens. Whilst we can’t ignore the privacy issues, the stalking,… Continue Reading
Leonie Smith Interviewed On “The Project” For Cyber Security Awareness Week.
“The Project” Channel 10 Cyber Safety Awareness Week 2013 Leonie was interviewed about cyber safety on Channel 10’s “The Project” for the Australian Governments Cyber Security Awareness Week March 2013. This video’s subject matter centres around online scams. Continue Reading
Where Are Kids Going Online?
There were one or two comments made to me via twitter, about the stats I provided, on my last post on online safety and kids, particularly the one about “64 percent of all teens say they do things online they don’t want their parents to know about”. I’d like to talk about the concern I… Continue Reading