What are you signing up for when you create an Instagram profile?
We all recognise the above right? It's that ubiquitous box that appears on just about every single thing you sign up for online these days. It's the 'I agree to the terms and conditions but I'm not going to read them' box. Now you might think there is nothing wrong...
Instagram improves it’s safety features
It's a blessing and a curse, the speed at which the digital world moves. On the one hand, it's amazing what the technology will help us to do next, but on the other, it makes it harder to keep up with what's going on and it's especially hard to keep up with...
Blippar – augmented reality and facial recognition – potentially useful & dangerous all at once!
Technology is cool. We love technology and how it can enhance our lives. The internet and social platforms have revolutionised how we communicate and it's fantastic. What we are seeing now is massive technological jumps in much short timescales and the...
Sextortion – What it is & What you need to know
Our founder Wayne Denner is going great guns on the research side of things and we work very closely with him hear at Beat The Cyberbully in the Middle East. We often take his content and rewrite elements for our blog, but this post is coming in all it’s original...
Instagram Live Video and Disappearing Messages – can you say Snapchat?
Remember how Snapchat used to be the app that teens turned to to send content they only wanted around for a limited period of time? We do to, but it seems this is a trend now across social media platforms. Latest to conform is Instagram, the visual...
Yellow App Turns Snapchat into Tinder for Teenagers! What????
As if there isn't enough to worry about when it comes to young people sending inappropriate images, sexting and generally causing themselves and their online reputation damage out comes another app that would appear to make it easier for users of Snapchat...
Facebook Messenger and Secret Conversations
Over 900 million people use Facebook Messenger - to make the understatement of the year. THAT'S A LOT!!! But Facebook Messenger, unlike other messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, does not offer end to end encryption by default. You have to enable...
Smartphone Apps Parents Need to Be Aware Of
We do a lot of work in the UAE to try and bring awareness to cybersafety, cyberbullying and online reputation. We have found that when we run our parent sessions we have the most questions and so this little list is to help them. Our children know about...
Pokémon Go – the global sensation
The original Pokémon craze crashed onto our Nintendo devices in the 1990s. Now for those of you who’ve never experienced the delights of a Nintendo device or the world of Pokémon, here’s a quick overview: The first of many Pokémon was released in 1998 for...
Does Your Online Reputation Really Matter?
The title of this blog post is really something that shouldn't need to be asked anymore. The overwhelming answer to the question is YES!!!! Recruiters, employers, university application departments, business partners, dates, friends and just about...
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