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Teens and Tech: Swipe Safety – A Digital Dating Guide
Using apps or social media to meet new people can be exciting, but it’s also important to think about whether you’re ready to date and what healthy connections look like. This guide is [...]
“Is Tech Abuse Happening to You?” posters now available in 7 new languages
Wesnet has created simple language posters for your waiting or counselling room that have now been translated into 7 new languages: Assyrian, Hazaragi, Nepali, Portuguese, Tamil, Urdu and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole). Use [...]
Recovering from and responding to a data breach
You have just received that dreaded email or text from your once trusted service provider that your details have been impacted by the most recent data breach. Many organisations will take accountability, some [...]
Stalkerware alert: the danger of sideloaded parental monitoring apps
Applications sourced from alternative sources to official app stores are known as ‘sideloaded apps’. Sideloaded parental control apps differ from those in the Google Play or Apple App Store because they are not [...]
Connected cars are advanced surveillance devices on wheels
Recent research, Driving Blind: The Unexamined Risk of Connected Cars, by Katharine Kemp at UNSW, highlights serious flaws in the data practices of new internet-connected cars in Australia, emphasising the need for urgent reform [...]
Checking Devices fro Rooting and Jailbreaking
If you are concerned about your device’s privacy and security, it can be important to regularly check phones, tablets, and streaming devices to see whether they have been rooted or jailbroken. “Rooted” means [...]
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