Internet safety, security, & digital parenting tips. #CyberAware #OnlineSafety #InternetSafety #DigitalParenting #CyberSecurity #security #privacy
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Joined August 2018
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Defending Digital retweeted
Honored to have been interviewed recently by @VPNReports about #privacy & #CyberSafety: vpnreports.com/interview-wit…
Online safety tips for working from home, including scam-avoidance tips [video] [podcast] 💻
via @LeonieGSmith #OnlineSafety #scam
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How to configure privacy settings in iOS [video] 📱
via @TWiT #privacy #iOS
twit.tv/shows/hands-on-ios/e…
Do you use Windows 10? Learn how to increase your security and privacy, with my step-by-step guide with video and screenshots. 💻
#Windows #Windows10
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Defending Digital retweeted
Our DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension packs tracker blocking, website encryption & private search in one download. And now, it's also recommended by Mozilla — thanks @firefox! addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir…
Available for Safari and Chrome, too: duckduckgo.com/app
How to protect your data and privacy by using a VPN [podcast] 🔑
via @SurveillanceNME #VPN #VirtualPrivateNetwork
enemyofsurveillance.podbean.…
Defending Digital retweeted
When coronavirus contact-tracing apps become widely available, do you plan to install one?
10%Yes.
16%If I'm sure it's private.
16%Going to wait and see.
59%No.
17,852 votes • Final results Defending Digital retweeted
Phone-based scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated and hard for even experts to detect.
If you get a call from a financial institution, the best defense is to hang up and call them back, using a number you look up yourself online.
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Concerned about the security and privacy of your video calls? See how top video call apps rate. 📹
via @mozilla #security #privacy
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If you want to keep your video calls private, you need end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Here are the platforms that offer it. 📹
#privacy #OnlinePrivacy
vice.com/en_us/article/m7qwg…
Keeping your kids safe online in the age of COVID: Usable tips for parents 🦠
#DigitalParenting #SaferInternet
thorn.org/blog/keeping-your-…
Learn how to protect your web browsing traffic from eavesdropping, with a browser proxy extension (aka browser VPN). 🔒
#VPN #VirtualPrivateNetwork
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How to Child-Proof Your Devices and Apps During Lockdown: steps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, Amazon Echo, Google Nest, & video services 🦠
via @WIRED #ParentalControls #DigitalParenting
wired.com/story/child-proof-…
Defending Digital retweeted
Before buying old phones, check if they can be updated with the latest privacy & security enhancements. Support can be short-lived for Android in particular.
@Batteryhq explains the risks and, if you can't use a newer phone, how to protect yourself.
cnet.com/news/buying-an-old-…
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As promised, the second half of my interview with @Malwarebytes' @davidalruiz where he will tell us how to avoid getting (digitally) infected, and then we'll discuss the privacy issues that could come from the emerging COVID19 surveillance regimes. podcast.firewallsdontstopdra…
An interesting conversation about the surveillance considerations of COVID-19 contact tracing, how several countries are handling it, and what Apple and Google are developing [podcast] 🦠
via @FirewallDragons #surveillance #COVID19
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COVID-19 Security & Privacy Tips [podcast] 🦠
via @FirewallDragons #scam #fraud
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Need to remove malware from your Windows PC? Check out this list of the best portable antivirus (anti-malware) tools to scan and disinfect your PC. ☢️
#antivirus #AntiMalware
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Don't be so quick to trust those who claim to anonymize your data. Learn how hard it is to truly anonymize data. 🔢
via @ProtonMail #privacy #DataPrivacy
protonmail.com/blog/truth-ab…
Learn how "sharenting" endangers your kids, the importance of privacy settings, and how to protect your kids from Internet predators [video] 📺
via @LeonieGSmith #DigitalParenting #sharenting
youtube.com/watch?v=x0E5hNba…
