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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.

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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.

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Safeguarding Online Presence: Essential Security Tips For Seniors

The majority of senior citizens in developed countries use the internet to access critical services such as healthcare, stay in touch with family, browse news, stay active in the workforce and even earn a living or conduct business. 

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Hosting Summer Students - Agreeing the Online Rules

Parents regularly tell us that they're not sure how much online time international students should have or whether they should be regulating what students look at. 

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Putting iKydz to the Test. A Parent’s View

We asked one of our competition winners, Rhoda Mc Donald to give us her iKydz verdict; so we asked her about how easy it is to use and whether she’d recommended it to other parents. Here’s what Rhoda thinks.

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Protecting Yourself from Phishing & Scams - What to Look Out For

Phishing is essentially communication designed to get you to divulge information such as personal or bank details or credit card numbers. You may get an email purporting to be from a reputable source such as your bank or IT service provider. 

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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.

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YouTube facing up to Facebook

YouTube are upping their game and hitting the social media live streaming bandwagon. YouTube just rolled out some new functionality – the ability to stream live from your mobile phone. With hours of live, in-the-moment content available at their fingertips, 

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Flash Sale for Safer Internet Day - 1 day only!

Here at BeSecure Online we want to keep your family safe in the best and most affordable way possible. That's why as part of our Safer Internet Day mission we are offering 25% off the best Internet Security software for you and your family.

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Take the Safer Internet Day quiz - Test your internet safety

As part of BeSecure Online's support for Safer Internet Day on February 7th we're inviting young people to test their online safety knowledge with the Safer Internet Day Quiz!

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