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Here are some scary figures, in an age where parents are constantly being reminded of the dangers of their kids going online without due education, controls or monitoring. The stats come courtesy of a recent study reported on Mail Online earlier...
24 May 2013
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The heart (and bank) breaking scandal of romance fraud continues to increase, despite warnings on dating sites, information and advice on websites like Get Safe Online and the raft of real life stories in the media. I say...
16 April 2013
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Our friends over at Child Internet Safety are organising a summit to be held on 11 July at the QE11 Conference Centre, Westminster. Event details - including how to register and costs - can be found here. They're keen to ensure effective...
15 April 2013
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Most countries have established e-society strategies aiming at ao providing public sector services via the Internet. Progress has generally been fast with general information sharing - but when it comes to private information (health, tax,...
13 April 2013
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Always being on the lookout for potential incoming scams and the like, I came across this one yesterday, an email purporting to be from HMRC to an adhesives company I work for one day a week. The email invites recipients to open an attached...
11 April 2013
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Thursday 18th April from 7.30 to 8.30pm Exciting news! We’re teaming up with Norton next week to host a live Twitter chat for parents around how to keep kids safe online. Marian Merritt, Norton’s Online Family Safety...
10 April 2013
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You could say that today, two significant landmarks were passed in the world of social networking. And both are fantastic achievements in anyone’s book. Yes, on this day Twitter turns 7 and YouTube reaches a billion monthly users...
21 March 2013
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At Get Safe Online we applaud any initiative to promote internet safety, and this one's no exception. Nominet - a valued Get Safe Online Associate Partner - is organising its annual competition to celebrate the achievements and...
18 March 2013
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