Defending Digital: Internet Safety, Security & Digital Parenting

Defending Digital: Internet Safety, Security & Digital Parenting

Internet safety, security, and digital parenting tips. You'll learn about protecting kids online (cybersafety), and general digital security and privacy (for adults as well as kids). https://DefendingDigital.com

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June 17, 2020 9 mins

Wonder why you're getting so much spam? Learn how to prevent spam, and how to report it.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/why-getting-so-much-spam/

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Details on the best GPS tracking watches for kids, plus explanations of GPS tracking watch features. Also, GPS tracking watches to avoid.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-gps-watches-kids/

Buy TickTalk 3 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bhig0w (affiliate link)

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Review of Smart Social's membership site, with detailed Internet safety tutorials for parents of tweens and teens.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/smart-social-review/

Sign up for Smart Social: https://defendingdigital.com/go/smart-social/ (affiliate link)

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Step-by-step guide to Android security and privacy settings.

Android Security & Privacy Guide: https://defendingdigital.com/android-security-privacy-guide/

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Step-by-step guide to Microsoft Windows 10 security and privacy settings.

Windows Security & Privacy Guide: https://defendingdigital.com/windows-security-privacy-guide/

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Learn how to protect your web browsing traffic from eavesdropping, with a browser proxy extension (aka browser VPN).

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-browser-vpn/

Sign up for Private Internet Access (PIA): https://defendingdigital.com/go/pia/ (affiliate link)

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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.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-portable-antivirus/

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How often should you change your password? Learn the situations when you should change your password, and when you don't need to.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/how-often-change-password/

Sign up for LastPass: https://defendingdigital.com/go/lastpass/ (affiliate link)

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Help your kids use tech safely and responsibly, with tips from "Raising Humans in a Digital World." Covers digital reputation, screen time, privacy, sending nudes, & cyberbullying.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/raising-humans-digital-world-book-review/

Buy "Raising Humans in a Digital World" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IdfXj3 (affiliate link).

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Learn the best ransomware protection methods, including backup options and anti-ransomware.  Learn to prevent and remove ransomware.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-ransomware-protection/

Sign up for IDrive backup: https://defendingdigital.com/go/idrive/ (affililate link)

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Review of Simple Cyber Life, a membership site with high-quality, practical Internet safety tutorials for parents to protect their families online.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/simple-cyber-life-review/

Sign up for Simple Cyber Life: https://defendingdigital.com/go/simple-cyber-life/ (affiliate link), code 4BMFACHA.

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Internet safety tips for parents, from a former Internet crimes agent. Learn about Internet predators, oversharing, nudes, cyberbullying, parental controls.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/internet-safety-tips-internet-crimes-agent/

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Get Internet security tips for your computer, devices, and network, from the book "Cybersecurity for Dummies."

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/cybersecurity-dummies-book-review/

Buy "Cybersecurity for Dummies" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3aaFPYL (affiliate link).

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Learn how to protect your kids from Internet predators with advice from the book "The Internet: Are Children in Charge?"

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/internet-children-charge-book-review/

Buy "The Internet: Are Children in Charge?" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32yhoBW (affiliate link)

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Internet safety advice for parents, from a police officer. Learn about social media, Internet predators, nudes, cyberbullying, apps, parental controls.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/internet-safety-advice-from-police/

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Learn how to secure your home network, router, and smart devices, and protect your privacy, in this interview with Dr. Curtis Levinson.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/home-network-security-privacy-levinson/

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Looking for a private cloud storage alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.? Check out this review of Sync.com, secure, private online storage.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/sync-review-private-cloud-storage/

Sign up for Sync.com (affiliate link): https://defendingdigital.com/go/sync/

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Learn how parents can protect children from Internet predators and other digital dangers, in this interview with Charlene Doak-Gebauer.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/protect-kids-internet-predators-doak-gebauer/

Buy "The Internet: Are Children in Charge?" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/32yhoBW (affiliate link)

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Review of SpyAgent, monitoring and parental control software for Windows.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/spyagent-review/

Buy SpyAgent (affiliate link): https://defendingdigital.com/go/spyagent/

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February 5, 2020 17 mins

The best anti-tracking software to stop web trackers, and limit the data trackers collect. Learn how to configure your browser to stop tracking.

Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-anti-tracking-software/

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