THE TROUBLE WITH TIKTOK
The problem is quite simple. TikTok’s minimum age is 13, Tiktok does nothing during the sign-up process to check – meaning huge numbers of children join below the required age with no legal protection. TikTok also serves adverts and recommendations which may not be suitable for children. Families will find it is difficult to contact TikTok to get videos taken down.
Even truthful 13-year-olds are then given an option to make their accounts public.
Finally, the list you really need!
Text is one of the main ways kids avoid being caught by parents. Text is now commonplace in everything so much so it’s officially becoming part of the language. 102. 420 – Marijuana, 104. CD9 – Code 9 – it means parents are around, 108. NIFOC – Nude In Front Of The Computer
Internet Safety for Pre Schoolers
Babies, Toddlers & Pre Schoolers on Devices
Nowadays kids are being introduced to Phones in the maternity ward. New parents have to manage their new life parenting, work and technology including phones which in many cases are required by work so the phone can’t be avoided. As well as having to look after your newborn, you have to juggle how to manage your babies exposure to devices and the internet.
COVID19 – Internet Usage up 50% causing spike in Internet usage
Shopping on VPN is safer
Contactless payments have come of age, the cashless society gets closer and closer with shops refusing to handle cash during COVID19 lockdown and many shops will go cashless from now on. Using your phone to shop online and in-person is the new norm. Banks wish that cash would disappear, it costs a fortune to provide customers with cash and threatens staff safety. Online payment is convenient, yet we the public do almost nothing to secure our device safety online.
COVID19 – KILLING TIME WITH KIDS ONLINE
Changes to everyday life due to the Coronavirus, we need to help our kids, tweens and teenagers adjust to the new and unfamiliar situation of indefinite school and childcare creche closings.
Why VPNs Are Suddenly Everywhere, Picking the Best One!
VPN companies promise to help protect you, but how can you know which of the many available services are trustworthy? And why the heck do you suddenly need one? But doing a VPN right isn’t so easy. And you definitely don’t want a Chinese VPN. Here’s why you should seriously consider one and some thoughts on which you should get one
What Is a VPN, and Why You Need One
The United States is letting ISPs, your internet supplier (Internet service provider) sell your personal data.
The Europeans are no better, slow to enforce the new GDPR. In the meantime, more money will be made from your internet details. Here’s how to protect yourself. The time for VPN is now, here is why!
Freedom: Four things you can do today to protect your computer
We forget the vast amounts of personal data we share with our devices daily. On any given day we could be tackling sensitive work emails, planning our next holiday, or just booking some doctor’s appointments.
Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to tighten your device security. Read on for four easy things you can do today to protect your personal info along with your devices.
‘If your Teen has several thousand followers she will get bullied’ Mark Zuckerburg, Founder, Facebook.
Facebook research says people using fake names & profiles are 5 times more likely to bully others. To protect their users they delete over 2 billion accounts every quarter. The Policeman’s Guide to happy social media for kids developed by the ‘City of Tokyo Police’ and copied by Police Forces worldwide. It is a simple plan for protecting young kids who love social media. This approach is based on a simple philosophy.
Making TikTok Private
When you create a TikTok account your profile is automatically made public so that anyone can follow you and view your videos, but if you want to prevent strangers from seeing your content, TikTok lets you make your account private at any time.