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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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9 TIPS TO EXTEND YOUR PHONES BATTERY LIFE!

When you've had your smartphone for a year or more, your battery will have degraded a bit, that's natural however there is plenty you can do to extend its life. Some people say that the lithium batteries used to control our lives, gadgets are intended to reduce after time. Apple even confessed to hindering older iPhones battery life to boost new phone sales.  

Yes, Apple intentionally destroyed their customer's Phones, and very little was done about it.

Assuming, that you'd preferably save your money rather than hand over all your money to Apple or Samsung. Here are some ideas to squeeze some more juice out of your Phone. And the good news is, you don’t have to do all of these, try some first and then some more

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The Internet has been all over you, but is VPN being oversold?

Stop it with VPN.

VPN is everywhere now, a vital part of cybersecurity, internet safety. It's suddenly become time for everyone to get a private untracked connection which speeds up your online connection, improves your internet security, and reduces advertising and hide what you do online. VPN adverts are everywhere. Here's a breakdown of what you need. The first thing you don't need is a free VPN. You need the right provider, not the first one to appear on an internet search. You want to search the internet, not let the internet search you. 

Big data, the Internet of things, and advertising is now at the core of the Internet. The internet is force-feeding you its selections, recommendations, would it be nice to make your own choices for once. 

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Police warn Business to watch for email, invoice scams.

Businesses have been warned of an internet email scam which has seen fraudsters steal €650,000 from two commercial companies recently.

They were settling what looked like legitimate invoices from real suppliers. One company lost €200,000 and the other €453,000, gardaí said on Monday.
 

The criminals send emails to businesses and individuals from whats looks like the real supplier. The emails request firm to change the bank account details on record for the supplier to a new bank account, controlled by the criminals.

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Instagram new Threads 'Auto Status' option isn't great, here's why

Instagram Threads is a new feature in its 'Close Friends' option. The new 'Auto Status' facility is causing a stir. It tells people (close friends) 
1. Where you are 
2. What you are doing 
3. Possibly, your mood | Note - Even when you are not using Instagram but in a passive mode. Instagram says you have to enable it, so what!

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Allianz, The German Insurer, says Cyber threat, IT Failure is a bigger threat than Fire, Theft, Flood.

German mega Insurer Allianz, says their customers are more concerned about a mega IT failure such as a cyber-breach is a greater concern to them than Fire, Theft, Flood. Especially as people can reduce their basic risk by as much as 95% with some simple steps like staff training, low-cost cyber protection and common sense.

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