Digital Security

You open your banking app at home and everything works.  Then you step outside, switch to 4G or 5G, tap the same app and suddenly it decides you’re offline.  Meanwhile, Chrome loads websites perfectly…

Your UK phone number becomes surprisingly valuable once you leave the UK. It may be connected to banks, WhatsApp, work accounts, government services and years of contacts. Protecting it means…

Internet cafés can still come in handy when you are backpacking around Europe.  Maybe your phone is nearly dead. Maybe the hostel Wi-Fi is having one of those days. Or perhaps you just need to print…

At the moment, O2 offers the strongest free spam-call protection among the UK’s major mobile networks.  Its Call Defence service automatically checks incoming numbers and warns eligible customers when a call looks suspicious.…

Credit cards generally offer stronger protection for expensive or unfamiliar purchases. Direct carrier billing is convenient for small digital payments because you do not need to enter or share card details.  With…

The UK GDPR is the main set of rules governing how organisations collect, use, store and share personal information in the UK.  It gives people rights over their data and requires organisations to explain what they are doing…

You sit in a café, airport, hotel lobby or shopping centre.  You connect to the free Wi-Fi.  Then your phone shows a message like:  Privacy Warning  Not exactly comforting.  Now you are wondering if…

Most people compare 4G and 5G by speed.  4G loads the video.  5G loads it faster.  That is the usual conversation.  But behind the scenes, there is another big difference: security.  Your phone is…

Sending a mobile top-up online should only take a minute, but choosing the wrong website can cost you far more than the value of the top-up itself. Fake websites are…

Most of us don’t think twice before sending a mobile top-up online. We enter a phone number, make a payment, and expect the credit to arrive instantly. But behind that…

Many people still believe international calls cost more at certain times of the day. That used to be true, but is it still the case? For most international calling apps…

If your WhatsApp hacked warning signs appear suddenly, act quickly: log back into WhatsApp with your phone number, never share your six-digit verification code, check linked devices, enable two-step verification and warn close contacts…