Here is the latest “Advanced Facebook Privacy Settings” 2015. Step By Step Video. If you want to protect your privacy from non-friends which might include scammers, acquaintances, work mates or snoopers! This is the easy way for you to set up all those complicated settings. I also explain how to set some other settings which… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Online Scams
Stolen Profile Photos, Can You Protect Yours?
If you Google “Profile Photo Stolen” or “Stolen Facebook Photos” you might be very surprised to see some really shocking stories of ordinary people who have had their online images “stolen” and used for purposes they didn’t intend. This Sunday the Brisbane Times reported on a story about a man who found out his… Continue Reading
iCloud Celebrity Photo Hack, Who’s Fault Is It? What Should You Do?
100 Female Celebrities had their intimate photos stolen from their iCloud accounts this last week. These photos were then put up on a forum called 4Chan for all the world to see. There are now many questions from Apple users about the safety of iCloud, and a lot of concern around whether it’s safe to… Continue Reading
Facebook Identity Theft Scam On The Rise!
There’s a very nasty scam going around on Facebook that seems to be on the increase! A friend of yours messages/P.M’s you on Facebook, and after asking after your health starts to talk to you about winning lots of money, $50,000.00, in one example. If you keep chatting with them you could be persuaded to click… Continue Reading
Avoid Fake Accounts On Social Media
One of the scariest things I’ve heard about fake accounts on social media, is actual cases where a child has “liked” or followed a celebrity account only to then be approached by the impostor and then enticed into a private messaging chat, where the fake celebrity has then groomed the victim for cyber sex, or… Continue Reading
Is Talking Angela Safe For Kids?
After reading all the stories about the game app called “Talking Angela” rated 4+ available on iTunes and Google+ and being linked to pedophiles I decided to take a look at it. The only danger I can really see after a few hours with it on, is danger from marketing overload! I wouldn’t recommend this… 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
Australian Government’s Stay Smart Online Advertisement
Stay Smart Online Video Leonie was appointed as an ambassador for the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Week March 2013. This is a video advertisement for the National Stay Smart Online campaign. Continue Reading
How To Protect Your Facebook Account From Being Hacked
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