by Larry Magid European Union officials just approved data privacy regulations that, while offering some protections for European citizens, could also have some unintended consequences in both Europe and in Silicon Valley. The regulations, which must still be passed...
By Larry Magid If you have small children, you can now buy Mattel’s Hello Barbie ($75), which not only talks, but listens. I sat down with her digital parents, the founders of San Francisco-based ToyTalk, which makes the software and operates the cloud-based...
By Larry Magid European policymakers are considering a draft of the European Data Protection Regulation that would prohibit teens under 16 from participating in social media without parental consent. Up until this point, the draft Regulation set the age at 13, which...
When I started SafeKids.com in the mid-90’s and even when I co-founded ConnectSafely.org in 2005, it was widely assumed that parents were digital immigrants and that to be a digital native, you had to be a kid. But time moves on and some of those digital natives...
By Larry Magid By now you may have heard about the data breach at VTech, which makes electronic toys for very young children ranging from zero to six years old. Its line includes “My First Tablet” aimed at toddlers, the Kidizoom Action Cam for preschoolers, smart...
