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Welcome to Principality Building Society
August 19th 2015 Principality Building Society has signed up as Get Safe Online's latest Partner. Principality is the first building society and the first Welsh company to partner with our organisation. It joins other Partners to help...
19 August 2015
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Phones overtake laptops for going online
August 6th 2015 A new research study by communications regulator Ofcom has revealed some interesting developments in the UK’s online habits and use of mobile devices. The key statistic is that smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most...
6 August 2015
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Rugby fans warned about fake World Cup tickets
July 29th 2015 The Rugby World Cup is approaching rapidly, with the first pool game (England v. Fiji) on September 18th at Twickenham heralding six weeks of exciting competition. For information and advice about buying tickets safely online,...
29 July 2015
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The risk of ID theft from not redirecting mail
July 24th 2015 One of the largest studies of home movers ever conducted in the UK reveals that people are putting themselves at risk of ID crime by not redirecting their mail when they move home. For information and advice about protecting...
24 July 2015
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UK arrests as international bust closes online hacking forum
July 15th 2015 One of the world’s most prominent online forums dedicated to products and services used to commit cyber crime has been dismantled following an international law enforcement operation. For our information and advice...
14 July 2015
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