Smart Glasses are Yet Another Privacy Challenge

Smart Glasses are Yet Another Privacy Challenge

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Facebook and Ray-Ban are now collaborating on smart glasses, called “Ray-Ban Stories.” It’s not the first product of its kind but, it’s particularly noteworthy because of its progeny. Facebook as you know, is...
FBI Issues Warning About Sextortion After Arrest in Teen Death

FBI Issues Warning About Sextortion After Arrest in Teen Death

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) issued a joint national public safety alert on financial sextortion schemes. That same day,...
Avoiding ‘Zoom Fatigue’

Avoiding ‘Zoom Fatigue’

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Avoiding Zoom Fatigue” on Spreaker. Listen to Larry Magid’s CBS News segment on Zoom fatigue Over the past couple of years there has been an increased focus on screen time. Much...
Facebook News: It’s Complicated

Facebook News: It’s Complicated

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Facebook’s moderators can’t please everyone” on Spreaker. Listen to Larry Magid’s ConnectSafely Report for CBS News on Facebook moderation One of my favorite phrases...
New Law Will Make it Easier to Cancel Online Subscriptions

New Law Will Make it Easier to Cancel Online Subscriptions

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “New law makes it easier to cancel online subscriptions” Listen to Larry Magid and Assemblyman Marc Berman discuss new law (1-minute) Even though this is a California law, it is likely...