Better Digital Parenting 2024 CyberSafeKids - Manual / Resource - Page 15
C y b e r Sa fe K i d s
Make sure
location settings
are set to ‘OFF’
Location, Location, Location!
Many apps and platforms will ask for access
to your location through GPS tracking.
There’s never any occasion when anyone
other than you should need to know
where your child is, so make sure location
settings are set to off both on the device
your child is using and within the specific
apps and games they are accessing.
Similarly, turning location settings off
means that video and photo content will
not be ‘geotagged’ even if it is posted
online, so no information on where or
when the video or photo was created can
be extracted from the metadata. This is
especially important if your child is posting
in real-time, for example, taking photos on
the beach and uploading them to a social
media platform while still in situ.
Approaching Tricky Topics
Always ensure children understand
that sometimes inappropriate content
will find them – this isn’t their fault or
something that they’ll be reprimanded for
but they must come and tell you. Praise
your child for coming to you about the
problem, stay calm and don’t overreact.
Make a plan together to try and prevent it
from happening again.
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