Your children's digital footprint
Six things to check with them this weekend
Children's accounts are often far more open than parents realise.
Search their names. Together, see what a stranger could find in five minutes.
Lock down settings. Accounts set to private, location sharing switched off.
Look at the background. Uniforms, house numbers and car plates in photos give a lot away.
Review followers. Remove anyone they have never actually met.
Talk about messages. Agree what to do if someone they do not know gets in touch.
Set a posting rule. Share after, not during. No live locations, ever.
Remember: Make it a conversation, not a lecture.
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