March 16, 2020

Report calls for web pre-screening to end UK’s child abuse ‘explosion’

The IICSA report cited "unprecedented levels of depravity" and said that encryption is getting in the way of current screening.

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February 10, 2020

Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.

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March 19, 2019

Child-friendly search engines: How safe is Kiddle?

Kiddle and Kidrex are meant to deliver age-appropriate search results, filtering out internet nastiness. But how do they really stack up?

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November 16, 2018

Hacking MiSafes’ smartwatches for kids is child’s play

Researchers describe breaking into the watches as "probably the simplest hack we have ever seen."

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October 01, 2018

How to have that difficult “stay safe online” conversation with your kids

As your children start using the internet with greater independence, help keep them - and their data - safe with these simple tips.

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July 20, 2018

Roblox says hacker injected code that led to avatar’s gang rape

Roblox was moving some older, user-generated games to a newer, more secure system when the attack took place, it says.

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July 05, 2018

7-year-old’s avatar sexually assaulted on “family-friendly” Roblox

Her shocked mother grabbed screenshots that show her daughter's avatar knocked flat and an unambiguous animation of a penis.

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June 12, 2017

News in brief: Google teaches safety; US builds AI spies; new Twitter vulnerability

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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April 09, 2015

After School app grows up after child safety criticisms

Like many apps, 'After School' has decided to grow up and start taking toxic chat and threats of violence seriously. It's a welcome sign of maturation.

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