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Back last summer something happened to me online which made me question exactly how safe my family and I are online.

Out of the blue I received an email from a complete stranger saying that photos of my seven year old twin girls and I were being used in a chat room which, to say the least, was not very nice. Upon investigation it was sadly true and it left me feeling very vulnerable, because Somebody had Stole Photos Of My Children Online.

The consequences of this happening was for my wife and I to check how safe we were online and if we were putting our children at unnecessary risk. What also came to light to me was how open we were leaving ourselves to such behaviour from unknown people. It also highlighted how little I knew about online safety and this was a very scary thought, especially as I considered myself tech savvy. How wrong was I.

What also became obvious was that there is very little help available online to make our online experience safe for all the family. Sometimes it is invaluable to talk to somebody else that has experienced a situation to protect yourselves and how to to deal with a online safety issue.

So when I was recently approached by SimpleCyberLife.com to try out their new website, I instantly thought yes, this sounds exactly what I need.

You would think because I have been a blogger/influencer for over five years I would be more capable of making sure my entire family is safe when going online, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. That’s because when you google something to make a particular app or website safe for all the family to use, it’s very complicated and very difficult to understand. Many of us give up, including myself, because we think it will be ok and nothing will happen so we carry on regardless. Of course this is really not the way forward. This is where SimpleCyberLife.com, I believe, is an excellent choice for all of us.

What is SimpleCyberLife.com?

SimpleCyberLife.com is the brainchild of cyber security expert, Jonny Pelter. It is the world’s first membership website which has been completely designed to help parents protect their families while online. After all so many parts of our lives are now intertwined with the internet. How much of it do we really understand? For example, could you set Netflix with parental controls so that your children are only watching age appropriate programs? That is where SimpleCyberLife.com is invaluable. It will help us as parents get secure online and provide ongoing support from internet experts when something goes wrong.

Jonny founded SimpleCyberLife.com because of the lack of help that is available online. I’m sure like me, you have googled this or that to make your internet experience safer and found that after watching a YouTube video you are none the wiser on how to make it a safe experience. One example for instance is schools. They usually offer a talk once a year on internet safety and more often than not you come away in fear of how your information is being used and have no real answers of how to put it right.

This is why SimpleCyberLife.com is perfect. It is made up of like minded parents and online security experts that can talk you through in an understandable and simple way to make your family safe when using the internet.

I didn’t grow up with the internet but my children cannot remember life without it. It’s always been a part of their lives and this has grown to be a bigger part of their lives year on year. That’s why it’s so important to change how we approach our attitude as parents towards the internet. We need to have a modern approach to protect our families from cyber crime such as sextortian, cyber bullying or identity theft. We need to be empowering parents with the knowledge and ability to not only spot when something wrong is happening, but to also have knowledge and resources to solve the issue, and if we can’t solve it, then SimplyCyberLife.com has a community forum to ask questions and look for help. This is particularly beneficial as you’ll have access to internet safety experts and like minded parents to offer their support and advice in solving internet safety issues.

Just recently I asked a question on the community forum about setting up parental controls on Netflix. I wanted to know If I could block certain shows completely, because my eight year old twin girls can access Netflix easily on the television so I want to make sure that what they are watching is age appropriate, but also suitable for them. The idea behind SimpleCyberLife.com is to build up a network of parents and experts so that internet safety is a shared responsibility and we can make our families safe while online.

SimpleCyberLife.com is launching today to coincide with Safer Internet Day on February 11th and for a very small investment of just £3.99 per month or £44.99 per year, we as parents will be able to access what protection our family needs and then receive expert guidance to get it in place. One tool I found to be particularly useful was the protection selection tool. You answer a few questions and you can find out the level of protection you and your family need.

As I have said the website officially launches today and I have a launch discount code which is available until Sunday 9th February 9pm. Just enter SHKCGHIG to receive your exclusive 30% discount. For just £3.99 this is such a small cost monthly for parents to have peace of mind when their families are online. Click here to sign up!

As I mentioned at the beginning of the post how somebody stole photos of my twin girls and myself to use on a website without my permission. My initial reaction and thoughts were how do I stop this and it was a very scary experience. My wife and I really didn’t know what to do next to stop it or who to ask. If I had been a member of SimpleCyberLife.com back then I could have asked the question and found the answers instead of worrying about the possible consequences of unlawful actions by somebody on the internet.

I would highly recommend SimpleCyberLife.com for protecting our families against internet crime. It’s truly innovative and so easy to use.

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