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Warning about GDPR-themed phishing emails
May 21st 2018 This week sees the final countdown to Friday's long-awaited implementation of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) – designed to give consumers more control over their online data. It seems that right now, everyone...
21 May 2018
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Facebook launches youth portal
May 16th 2018 Facebook has released a new Youth Portal that offers teens guidance on how to navigate and stay secure whilst using the social media network. It also helps them to understand how their data is used. For information...
16 May 2018
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Twitter users advised to change passwords
May 4th 2018 Twitter has advised all of its users to change their passwords "out of an abundance of caution", following a fault which exposed some passwords in plain text on its internal network. At Get Safe Online we advise that you...
4 May 2018
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Police warn of hidden dangers when shopping online
May 1st 2018 Police Scotland and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) have joined forces to warn of the hidden dangers of shopping online after consumers’ details were used to set up websites selling counterfeit products. For our...
1 May 2018
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Martin Lewis to sue Facebook for defamation
April 23rd 2018 Consumer advice champion and MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis is suing Facebook over claims it has published more than 50 fake advertisements bearing his name. Mr Lewis claims that many of the advertisements have been...
23 April 2018
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New report reveals record levels of identity fraud
April 18th 2018 Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, has released a new report identifying and detailing the fraud trends from over 300,000 cases of fraudulent conduct recorded in 2017. The data, from 306 organisations,...
18 April 2018
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Record losses reported by holiday fraud victims
April 7th 2018 £6.7 million was reported as lost to holiday booking fraud in the UK last year, with airline tickets and online accommodation main targets For information and advice on safe holiday and travel booking, click here Fraudsters...
6 April 2018
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