This last week Sept 2nd 2012 I was interviewed in my capacity as a social media consultant and cyber safety advisor on 60 Minutes in Australia to comment on the Charlotte Dawson Twitter Troll Attack. Since that interview, Trolls have been in the news and more celebrities are coming forward with their own stories of… Continue Reading
The more you write about specific Trolling incidents the more the “Trolls” win and we all lose I agreed to an interview with 60 Minutes this week regarding the Charlotte Dawson “Troll” incident because I have been helping their producer with a story on Internet Trolls for a few months previous to this incident. My… 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
In support of the Government run Privacy Awareness week. And the upcoming Cyber Security Awareness Week held 12-15th June, The Cyber Safety Lady, Leonie Smith is offering some hands on Cyber Safety and Facebook Workshops. These can be held in Schools or in your home with a small group. We fully support the initiatives by… 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
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
Spying on your children online should only be a LAST RESORT! Only to be done if you know your child is in danger, or you suspect they are hiding something that could potentially harm them. Monitoring Programs: As a Cyber Safety Advocate, I’m introduced to an increasing number of apps and monitoring programs that… Continue Reading
This Cyber Safety Film titled “Tagged” is being made available around schools to help educate Teens about internet bullying and their digital reputations. It is produced by the ACMA, and is one of the best films I’ve seen created for Teens to alert them to the consequences of Sexting, Blogging, uploading incriminating video on YouTube… Continue Reading
Leonie wrote an article for Connect2Mums Summer Magazine Jan 2012 Page 20-21 How Soon Should You Start Thinking About Cyber Safety For Your Children. Open publication – Free publishing Follow Me on Twitter! Click here ? @_LeonieGSmith Continue Reading
Or.. kids under 13yrs should NOT lie about their age and create adult accounts! Here’s the dilemma. You or your child under 13yrs decide its ok to have an account on Facebook (against the Terms of Service), but under the age of 13 years old you have to lie about your age to sign up… Continue Reading