Navigating Online Safety and Age Verification

Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe's most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Dinah Davis.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• Why Facebook Is Rebranding Itself as Meta - INSEAD.
• Windscale fire - Wikipedia.
• Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China - The Guardian.
• Response to a news report on cyber security at Sellafield - UK Government.
• Response to Guardian news article - Office for Nuclear Regulation.
• Common Facebook Marketplace scams and how to avoid them - Comparitech.
• Advice from Google on how to remove malware and unsafe software from Android devices - Google.
• New Report Reveals Truths About How Teens Engage with Pornography - Common Sense Media.
• ‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’- Young people and pornography - Children's Commissioner for England.
• Implementing the Online Safety Act: Protecting children from online pornography - Ofcom.
• UK age assurance guidance for porn sites gives thumbs up to AI age checks, digital ID wallets and more - TechCrunch.
• Demotivational posters.
• "Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe," by Shohini Ghos.
• Meet Your Second Wife - Saturday Night Live sketch, YouTube.
• ‘Modern Love Podcast’: Our 34-Year Age Gap Didn’t Matter, Until It Did - New York Times.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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