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Epic Games introduces safer accounts for kids

December 9, 2022 admin Account, articles, child safety, children, consent, Epic Games, Gaming, kids, privacy, Safety, Security, video games

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Tags: gaming

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The people behind Fortnite and Rocket League are trying to make online gaming safer for kids with Cabined Accounts.

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TikTok faces $28m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy

September 27, 2022 admin children, data, fine, Ico, kids, news, privacy, protection, Safety, TikTok

Categories: News

Tags: ICO

Tags: tiktok

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The ICOs is looking to fine TikTok over what it claims are issues related to the UK’s data protection laws.

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5 things to teach your kids about social media

September 21, 2022 admin adults, back to school, children, Facebook, instagram, kids, Parents, personal, Safety, School, sharing, social media, TEEN, teenagers, teens, tik-tok, Twitter

Categories: Personal

Tags: school

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We have some suggestions for helping your kids keep themselves safe on social media as they head back into school.

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Controversial Kids’ Code aims to keep children safe online

September 1, 2022 admin child, children, COPPA, Legal, news, Safety, TEEN

Categories: News

Tags: Legal

Tags: child

Tags: children

Tags: teen

Tags: safety

Tags: COPPA

We take a look at a child safety bill in California which sounds useful, but is raising some concerns related to privacy and security of its own.

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Eerie GoodWill ransomware forces victims to publish videos of good deeds on social media

May 28, 2022 admin children, clothes, encrypt, goodwill, goodwill ransomware, Homeless, infection, ransomware, task

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 16:25:17 +0000

GoodWill ransomware has victims do something other than pay a ransom to recover their files.

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Adventures in game ratings

February 19, 2020 admin age restrictions, children, computer games, kids, Parents, Safe Kids, Tips

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:18:21 +0000

What exactly do those age restrictions mean? Can a 10-year-old play a 12+ rated title?

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Where is my child? A solution for worried parents

January 30, 2020 admin child safety, children, geofencing, geolocation, Parental Control, Products, Safe Kids, Special Projects, Tips

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:00:53 +0000

If you get worried when your child hangs out with friends for too long or fear they might be skipping classes, use Kaspersky Safe Kids.

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Need to separate child from phone? Kaspersky Safe Kids can help

January 28, 2020 admin children, kids, mobile devices, Parental Control, Products, Safe Kids, screen time, Special Projects, Tips

Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:47:03 +0000

Do your children spend all their time on their computer or smartphone? Kaspersky Safe Kids can help.