Graham Mulhern's Articles

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

 

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.

Ransomware to pay or not to pay.

Ransomware, although surprisingly amateur sometimes, is very effective. It is business poison, a no-win situation. Pay, don't pay, no one is right. Governments don't usually pay but can afford to wait. Businesses do not have this luxury, can't afford to wait and pay. Most don't report the breach or ransomware attack to the relevant authorities, despite laws that require them to do so. 

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.

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 most times are required by work so the phone can't be avoided. As well as having to look after your newborn, juggle how to manage your babies' exposure to devices and the internet. 

Installing Freedome VPN on iPhone

Here is how you install Freedome VPN on iPhone.

To watch the BBC iPlayer, follow these steps for installing on an iPhone. Apple has changed things up a little on the iPhone. Follow these steps.

Before VPN this is how it looks.. The BBC

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

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.

What VPN means to the Champions League, 6 Nations and US Netflix.

VPN magic that brings you BBC iPlayer, Ronaldo, US NetFlix on your device

If you are travelling, overseas and the kids are missing 'Love Island', or you want to see watch champions league in English on your sky sports channel. Watch 6 Nations on BBC or ITV.  You need a VPN and that's before you even consider the technical stuff like battery saving and protecting your personal details like email, phone number, credit card details.

ARE PHONES KEEPING BULLYING ALIVE IN SCHOOLS?

This is the opinion of leading American experts at MIT. Schoolyard bullying has been seriously reduced since 1999. Sadly the bullies many of whom are cowards have taken to cyberbullying instead. Online bullying is the only form of bullying growing. This ain't what Steve Jobs brought the world the iPhone to do.

 

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