Telstra Blue Tick Part III – readers regret trusting Telstra (smartphone)
Telstra Blue Tick Part III is a reader's experience with so-called Blue Tick phones and being sold expensive 5G plans that are not needed.
Consumer Advice
You can boost mobile phone reception at home or on the move (quick guide smartphone)
You can boost mobile phone reception using a mobile signal booster. It must be Australian approved or face big fines. Will it work for you?
Can you trust Facebook? No, non, nine, nee, nay, nej, não, όχι, nyet, ei, いいえ, không (Trust Series)
Can you trust Facebook? Its the least trusted global brand and people are finally waking up to the dangers it exposes the world to.
Telstra Blue Tick Part II – reader’s experiences are not good (smartphone)
Telstra Blue Tick Part II follows our article on reader's experiences with Telstra Blue Tick phones. Is the tick is more about marketing?
Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate for rural phone reception? (smartphone)
Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate or just another marketing tool. Our readers increasingly say it is more marketing hype than reality. Why?
NSW clubs’ data breach (update) – Central Coast and Sydney 1,050,169 members affected (safety)
A NSW clubs' data breach affecting over a million club members has left them extremely vulnerable to ID Theft.
Screen Time for Kids – hyper-connection is harming our children
Screen time for kids is a translation of a shocking French report about the impact of social media and more.
Screen time drug addiction – children, teens, and everyone else at risk
Screen time has proven harmful to babies, children, teens, adults and the elderly. France is doing something that all countries should.
Norton Cyber Safety Report 2024: AI in Online Dating (safety)
In the world of online dating, Australians are increasingly drawn to using artificial intelligence (AI) to amp up their romantic game. According to a recent…
Can you trust Apple? It would have you believe so (Trust series)
Can you trust Apple? In some ways yes and in some ways no. It depends on your interactions with the tech giant.
Don’t buy a grey market smartphone (updated guide)
If you buy a grey market or overseas phone you risk it nopt working here (especially 5G), no firmware, operating system or security updates.
Q1 2024 smartphone market share – Apple lost the top spot
The Q1 2024 smartphone market share shows Apple relegated to #2, with Samsung tin the top spot. Percentages subject to change without notice.
Metadata secretly exposes data. How to stop giving it away (safety)
Metadata secretly exposes data - yours. You may not have heard of it but you need to take steps to ensure your data remains private.
YouTube blocks ad blocker scams – Go Premium instead (safety)
YouTube blocks ad blockers - The only way to see Ad-free YouTube content is to subscribe to YouTube Premium. Read why this is a good…
Safeguarding Client Data: What Business Owners Should Do (safety)
In today's digitally driven world, businesses are entrusted with an invaluable asset: safeguarding client data. Whether it's personal information, financial records, or sensitive business insights,…
I used Temu or Shein. How can I stop my data from being used? (safety)
If you have downloaded the Temu or Shein app or used their websites these steps may help protect your privacy from these data harvesters.
Shein – more Chinese spyware – fast fashion at the expense of privacy (safety)
Shein has emerged as the fast fashion player. But can you have that and privacy as well? It appears cheap and privacy are mutually exclusive.
Temu – more Chinese spyware – the catch in cheap online shopping (safety)
Temu – the cheap Chinese shopping site has been revealed as a thinly disguised, likely state-sponsored data harvester.
Digital ID Bill passed in Senate – One step close to ID security (safety)
The Digital ID bill was passed in the Australian Senate. It is the best hope we have to minimise rampant ID Theft.
Prepaid mobile plans – are there any traps? (smartphone)
Prepaid mobile plans are good for bill certainty but they lack the flexibility of postpaid plans like International Roaming and more.
Can you trust Google? Yes, but it depends on your definition (Trust series)
Can you trust Google. Well 80% of the world's smart phone users and 92% of search results indicate that Google is a pretty safe bet.
Can you trust anything in a digital world? No! (Trust series)
Can you trust anything in a digital world? The short answer is no and its not going to get better anytime soon.
Australia’s most and least trusted brands 2023 – tech does not fare well (Trust series)
The 2023 Roy Morgan report on Australia’s most and least trusted brands shows that tech brands do not fare well. Read why.
Online scams fool even the best of us. What to look out for (safety guide)
Online scams fool even tech-savvy people. What hope do Joe and Jan Average have to avoid the minefield of online scams?
