'A few days ago, I was baffled to see an obviously scammy event pop up in my Google calendar: I’d won $2,338 in some ‘annual competition.’
Here's how to prevent spam appearing in your Google calendar.
Another fabulous session on digital safety with
@simfin and @digitalunite. “You don’t have to be an ICT specialist to support people with digital safety, we need to be able to recognise the social behaviours of those around us”
31 August 2026
'A few days ago, I was baffled to see an obviously scammy event pop up in my Google calendar: I’d won $2,338 in some ‘annual competition.’
Here's how to prevent spam appearing in your Google calendar.
YouTube changed today.
The digital video platform, which has battled repeated negative headlines in the last two years, published new terms of service for its users in the European Union and Switzerland last month. Hardly anyone noticed.
The new terms of service for European users also make clearer the requirement for users of the website to be 13 years old or older, otherwise their parents bear the responsibility for their actions
Google’s Be Internet Legends curriculum is a free internet safety educational resource for pupils aged 7-11 years-old.
What can we learn about ourselves from the things we ask online? US data scientist Seth Stephens‑Davidowitz analysed anonymous Google search results, uncovering disturbing truths about our desires, beliefs and prejudices
'The new site collects every website you’ve been on, everything you’ve searched and many of the things you’ve done with your phone'
'Every time you do a voice search, Google records it. And if you’re an Android user, every time you say “Ok Google,” the company records that, too. Don’t freak out, though, because Google lets you hear (and delete) these recordings. Here’s how'
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