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‘The Kids Are (mostly) All Right’ when it comes to privacy and bullying 24 Aug 2013 | 10:50 am
“Telephone Hour” from Bye Bye Birdie, circa 1963 The question of “what’s the matter with kids today?”has probably been with us for millenniums, but it was certainly the top of mind in 1963 when the ...
How LinkedIn Plans to Protect Privacy Of Teens On Its Service 20 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm
LinkedIn’s safety center now has advice for families LinkedIn, the professional network with about 238 million members will soon welcome teens, 14 and up. Until now, the service was only open to peo...
A much-needed national debate about privacy is now underway 19 Aug 2013 | 01:39 am
This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News It’s been quite a couple of weeks for the national debate on privacy. At a press conference earlier this month, President Ba....
Bullying and suicide: Let’s not jump to conclusions 16 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Guest post by Justin W. Patchin Dr. Justin W. Patchin, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center Many are now familiar with the tragic case of Hannah Smith, the 14-year-old from Leicestershir...
Survey Finds Teens Know And Care About Online Privacy 16 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
Survey finds that teens are pretty self-reliant when it comes to only privacy controls but — when they seek help — they often go to peers and parents Contrary to popular mythology, a survey from the ...
Ways to help reduce the chances of being spied on by the NSA or anyone else 13 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
President Obama addresses government snooping during White House press conference (Credit: White House YouTube feed) We live in a world where people rightfully worry about whether their electronic co...
Two factor authentication is a trade-off between security and convenience 10 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News There is often a trade-off between security and convenience. For example, many houses have two locks — a regular door lock and...
Here’s a tech risk: TVs falling on children 9 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
Campaign urges parents to secure their TVs to prevent injuries to children. (Credit: Safe Kids Worldwide) When we think of the “dangers” of TV and children, we’re reminded of studies about kids watch...
Researchers at Black Hat show how to hack an iPhone with rogue charger 1 Aug 2013 | 10:13 pm
Security researcher Yeongjin Jang shows off rogue iOS charger (Photo: Larry Magid) Have you ever been tempted to use a public charging station for your phone? Chances are it’s OK, but three Georgia T...
Twitter improves abuse reporting 31 Jul 2013 | 12:45 am
Twitter adds report button to iPhone app In a Blog post entitled “We hear you,” Twitter’s Senior Director of Trust & Safety, Del Harvey, announced on Monday that the company has introduced the abilit...
