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An important tip to stay safe ONLINE

In the modern world we are all used to face timing a friend on socials with our phones because we have been doing it for years; however, ZOOM is relatively new and we might feel just as safe using it as we do with face timing on a phone BUT........there is one major difference (can you guess what it is?). A LAPTOP! We might be using zoom for school lessons or to catch up with friends and will be using either a school or personal device.

On this same device we might also do our banking, some online shopping or just log into our personal emails. So what is the camera on your device doing even though you're not using it? Has someone hacked into it? Could they be watching you, take your photo, watch you type in your passwords, bank details or more? The answer is YES. The advice as stated below from the ACSC is to cover up your camera when not in use.

Updates from the Australian Cyber Security Centre (2020) highlight the fact that security practices we take for granted (such as using a different strong passphrase for every application) are perhaps not as regularly practised as we might assume. With the increased use of webcams, the important practice of covering the lens when not in use is another often overlooked, but potentially serious, safety concern (Cook, 2020). The habit of covering up your camera when not in use should become part of your routine. 

Funfact: guess who turned 80?

At the start of World War II, as British children faced mass evacuations on an unprecedented scale, Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin, said, ‘The worst has happened, but evacuated children are going to need books more than ever. Let us get out half a dozen as soon as we can.’ And so one of the world’s most beloved children’s publishing imprints was born.

Puffin logos over the last 80 years: The Porpoise and Peacock imprints were phased out, whilst our little puffin morphed from that on the bottom right hand corner to the current one, shown top left.