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Are those little bits of personal information that you give away in the background of home photos and video calls really worth worrying about? Watch directly on YouTube if the video won't play here.

If you're active on social media, you probably know that copyright infringement is a big deal online, and that even accidentally including or referring to somebody else's material can leave you facing a copyright complaint notice sent by the social media platform involved. If you don't sort out the complaint, you could end up locked out of your account or even have your account shut down.

Here's the latest Naked Security Live talk - watch now!

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Google announced a critical bug in Chrome last week - a bug that affected Edge as well. The company kept details of the bug secret, presumably to avoid having thousands of crooks simultaneously figuring out, "Ah, so that's where to look!".

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, where we answer the thorny question, "What if my password manager gets hacked?". We often recommend password managers, as we did last week in our article Cybersecurity tips for university students.

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, where we talk about the difference between online "Secrets" that aren't really secret but were hidden away to be found as a bit of fun. Genuine secrets, such as passwords and encryption keys, that get "Hidden" away in apps or websites in the hope that they won't be found and abused.

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, where we discuss the tips in our article Home schooling- how to stay secure. Even if you don't have school-age children, or aren't living in a region where schools are currently closed, the video contains a wide range of advice that will help you stay secure at home anyway.

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, explaining why HTTPS is vital, even if you're publishing public data that isn't confidential. Thats because HTTPS isn't just about the confidentiality of the data you browse to - it's also about improving your privacy in respect of what you chose to look at, when you looked at it, what you browsed to next, and so on.

Here's our latest Naked Security Live talk, discussing IM scams and how to avoid them, as well as giving you some pointers on how to think like a scammer and thereby stay one step ahead. Don't forget that receiving a message from a friend's account doesn't always mean your friend actually sent the message - if their account has been hacked, then it could be a crook using your friend's name to trick you. Watch directly on YouTube if the video won't play here.