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I applaud all schools who have taken up the essential cause of protecting student privacy online during this pandemic. In fact, a positive outcome of this horrible experience is the triggering of necessary improvements in...

Did you know… Only 52% of Australian parents/carers talk to their children about online safety and 51% didn’t know what to do to help? These and many other surprising facts were shared by the Australian...

A lot of children are isolated at home at the moment using their mobiles and the internet – a recipe for increased exposure to online abuse which early statistics are supporting. As a mum, I...

There appears to be a great divide between schools who are prepared for using remote environments to cater to unforeseen changes, and those who are not. Ensuring your school is working with highly secure platforms...

Not all facial recognition (FR) solutions are the scary, dystopian, nightmarish creations profiled in the media of late. FR can be used for good too – after all FR is merely a tool, it is...

As an Australian, 2020 kicked off to a tumultuous and gut-wrenching start with the loss of land, homes, lives and wildlife from the bush fires that have swept our nation. While we’ve felt somewhat out...

Did you know… 70 per cent of school marketers in Australia are using Facebook as their major social media platform, yet Instagram is rapidly surpassing that position 72 per cent of Australian schools have reported...

This week is National Child Protection Week across Australia and I was delighted to be asked to represent my company and discuss the important topic of child image protection on The TODAY Show last Sunday...

Did you know that schools around the world have opened up their doors to Google and given it access to student data? Google proudly states it attracts 90 million+ educators and students to use its...

With this week being Privacy Awareness Week across Australia, I’d like to share my thoughts on a very important privacy topic – Consent. There has been a lot of press lately on the topic of...