Review of Safety Information of Tinder – Internet Safety Series
Welcome to the first in a new series of blog posts here on BeSecureOnline. In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this first instalment of the series we turn our attention to Tinder.
Social Network Safety Centres and help section links
As online protection and internet security provider BeSecureOnline thought that it would be a great idea to list some of the biggest sites on the internet and their safety links and community guidelines.
UK Sexting skyrockets amongst under 16’s on Smartphones over last 2 years
UK Labour party want to make PHSE course’s mandatory for all over the age of 11. The current courses have not been updated since 2000 some 7 years before the launch of the iPhone. Labour’s shadow Education Eecretary Lucy Powell promises to act as soon Labour is returned to Government and is urging the current Government to act long beforehand. OFSTED regards most of the current teaching and guidance as ‘not good’ and some of it woefully outdated. BeSecureOnline.co.uk explains.
Parental Control Software – Internet Safety for Kids and Teens
Protect your entire family with F-Secure SAFE – Internet safety for kids and teens.
You can take control of what your family and others see online when browsing to make sure people get the best from the internet. And control when and for long people use the internet. Research shows teenage boys can spending 8 hours a day online – time to take control.
Review of Safety Information in Instagram – Internet Safety Series
In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this instalment of the series we turn our attention to Instagram.
Roblox, the latest gaming fad online – Internet Safety
We are hearing from a lot of Customers, Parents, Teachers and Schools about kids on Roblox. Should parents ban it in the home? etc.
PR Stunt from Facebook as they up age for WhatsApp to 16
Just announced from Facebook who own Instagram and Whatsapp a new age limit of 16 for European Whatsapp users.
Honesty App, Sarahah, Thank you for your honesty
Cyber bullying has been in the spotlight over the last decade due to individuals abusing the right to express themselves while affecting others in the process. The Sarahah app has given such individuals a platform in which they can target others by sending any type of message they wish without exposing their identity.
Snapchat explained for parents – King amongst teenagers
The received picture & message then disappears with a matter a matter of seconds on the recipients phone. This is Snapchats most famous feature, the cause of all the trouble and the feature most copied by others like Facebook, Instagram.
Don’t Ban Kids from Buying Smartphones – Just Keep them Safe Online
Recent proposals to ban under 14s from buying internet enabled phones is well intentioned but there is another way.