Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Search Engine?

Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Search Engine?

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I still remember the impact of Google, back around 1998, which fundamentally changed the way we search for information. Even though I still use it multiple times a day, that quarter-century-old search engine...
New Tool Helps Young People Remove Explicit Online Images

New Tool Helps Young People Remove Explicit Online Images

Take it Down video from Nat’l Center for Missing & Exploited Children by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Non-Consensual sharing of intimate images (NCII) can be devastating no matter what the victim’s age. But any sharing of nude or...
Section 230: Supreme Court Grapples with Definition of Publisher

Section 230: Supreme Court Grapples with Definition of Publisher

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act is a great unifier. Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle agree that it should be struck down or highly modified. And, based on their responses to 2½...
Utah Bill Threatens Internet Security for Kids and Adults

Utah Bill Threatens Internet Security for Kids and Adults

Larry Magid speaks about Utah SB 152 on This Week in Tech (TWiT) with Leo Laporte by Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Wherever you live, you should be paying attention to Utah Senate Bill 152 and the somewhat similar House Bill 311. Even though...
Safer Internet Day a Great Time to Review Online Safety

Safer Internet Day a Great Time to Review Online Safety

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News What are your plans for this coming Tuesday? That’s a rhetorical question, but whatever they are, I have one more thing to add. Feb. 7 is Safer Internet Day, when people all over the world will pause to think...