Category: Privacy & security
How to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings
A 20-minute Facebook privacy review: posts, profile details, search, tags, Messenger, off-Meta activity and objecting to Meta's UK AI training, with a…
How to Spot a Romance Scam
The patterns romance scammers follow, what their lines really mean, checks that don't accuse anyone, what to do if you sent money,…
How to Spot a QR Code Scam
Fake QR stickers on parking meters and EV chargers, codes in emails and parcels: how to check a code before you open…
How to Remove Your Personal Information From Google Search
What Google will and won't remove, how Results about you works, people-search opt-outs, the right to be forgotten, Street View blurring and…
How to Protect Yourself From SIM Swap Fraud
How SIM swap fraud works, the signs your number has been moved, what to do in the first 30 minutes, and a…
How to Spot a Fake Online Shop Before You Pay
Two-minute checks to spot a fake online shop: domain age, reviews, scam checkers and company details, plus how to pay safely and…
How to Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Network
A 20-minute router check-up: log in, change the admin password, pick WPA3 or WPA2, turn off WPS, add a guest network and…
How to Recover a Hacked Instagram Account
Get a hacked Instagram account back: use the revert email, instagram.com/hacked and the video selfie check, avoid recovery scams, then lock the…
How to Spot a Scam Call Pretending to Be Your Bank
Recognise fake bank fraud-team calls, know the exact words to end them, call back safely on 159 or your card's number, and…
How to Check If Your Email Was in a Data Breach
Check if your email was in a data breach for free, then act on what leaked: passwords, card details or identity data,…