Instagram is popular. In fact, there are over 1 billion active members in 2021. Now, while the average age-range of those users is 25-34, Instagram’s terms of use allow anyone over 13 to have an account. However in our view, just because it may be allowed, doesn’t mean that it is necessarily a good idea!

Launching in 2024, we are super excited to announce our Online Safety & Wellbeing Master Class. This video-based course will teach you everything you need to know for keeping your Family safe, online & on social media.

If you’re here, it’s no doubt because your child has found their way onto Snapchat — the popular iOS and Android app developed by Evan Spiegel and other founders back in 2009. Now, let us be the first to tell you: ​as a parent, whatever concerns you may have about Snapchat aren’t unwarranted. For, like with all social media types, be it Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, Snapchat can be a huge problem for young kids.

A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-profit corners of the Internet.

In the aftermath of Christchurch has come the admission from Facebook that they can’t control Facebook Live. There’s too much content in general but not enough abhorrent content in particular to properly train their AI.

A new report reveals that the vast majority of EU member state websites are laden with third-party cookies that are not disclosed to visitors.

The smart toy industry has been plagued with security and privacy concerns, including MiSafe’s smartwatch which was found to be easy to hack, revealing unencrypted data including the child’s name, weight, date of birth, and the parent’s phone number.

In the hospital and at home, illness data can be lucrative.

PCMag surveyed more than 2,000 US consumers about smart home preferences, including their biggest concerns with the technology. Unsurprisingly, privacy was number one.

The Facebook CEO says integrating messaging apps will help protect users’ privacy, but experts disagree.

Google's revelation earlier this month that Google Assistant could be used with its Nest home security and alarm system security was a surprise.

China's big global success story on social media has run into trouble in the United States.

Facebook is collecting personal information from many mobile apps just seconds after users enter their data.

A "Stalker's Paradise"? With Snapchat's latest update, the app has introduced "Snap Map" - this new feature allows Snapchat users to see each others location whilst using the app...