by WOSP Admin | Thursday, July 18th, 2019 | ALERTS, Gaming, Online Chat, Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News
Introduction Please take time to read the following article online from Thinkuknow, the education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command, whose mission is to pursue and prosecute child sex offenders. Thinkuknow: Gaming: What parents and carers need to...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, July 18th, 2019 | Gaming, Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News
Introduction iOS devices – On an iPad or iPhone your child will always be asked to enter your Apple password before they can make an in-app purchase unless you’ve changed the settings to only ask for the password every 15 minutes. Protect your details by checking your...
by WOSP Admin | Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 | AMBER ALERT, Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News, Social Media, Uncategorised
There have been a lot of concerns regarding TikTok over the last few months. Given the popularity of the app that’s no surprise. But the latest concern is where children are being exploited to part with cash or ‘digital gifts’. It’s easy to...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, May 16th, 2019 | Online Safety, Parental Controls, Safety News, Social Media
Introduction This social network app is from the creators of Musical.ly. As Musical.ly officially went offline earlier this year, TikTok has taken its place offering the user the ability to watch musical clips, create short clips up to 60 seconds and add special...
by WOSP Admin | Thursday, February 28th, 2019 | AMBER ALERT, Online Chat, Online Safety, Safety News, Social Media
Introduction Snapchat has changed a lot in the past few years. Frequent updates mean the app looks and work almost nothing like it originally did. below you’ll find a parent’s guide’s to Snapchat answering some of the common questions parents ask...
by WOSP Admin | Monday, February 25th, 2019 | Online Safety, Police Aware, RED ALERT, Safety News, Social Media
Some parents may have become aware of a new craze on YouTube called the ‘Momo Challenge’. It basically involves an disturbing avatar called Momo, and apparently encourages children to carry out dares; examples include texting or calling strangers’ numbers that...
