Online safety
Social media sextortion
Offenders are threatening to hack or are hacking Snapchat accounts to sextort teens — how to help keep your youth safe.
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Cyberbullying
The growing sextortion problem
Sextortion is on the rise—here’s how you can help protect your teens.
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How to talk with your kids about sexting
Sexting is a surprisingly common (yet risky) trend among youth today with 56% of youth reporting that they have sent a sext. Despite this, 49% of parents have…
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Privacy and security
Cookie pop-ups: To accept or not to accept?
By now you’ve probably come across the pop up “this website uses cookies” - with a prompt to accept the cookies settings as they are or to customize them. Most…
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Privacy and security
How the Grinch hacked your smart device
Do you have a smart device on your holiday shopping list this year? With everything from smart thermostats and washing machines to smart toasters and watches……
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Online safety
The 12 scams of the holidays
The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of taking. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre highlights the most popular…
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Online safety
6 ways kids are making money online
Before the internet, if kids wanted to make money, they had to settle for newspaper routes, babysitting or retail jobs. But in the digital age, there are…
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Online safety tips
Follow these internet safety and privacy tips to protect yourself and your family.
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