Mar 18, 2021
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News It’s been a big week when it comes to resources for promoting wellness and helping protect children online. Instagram announced that it will now prevent adults from sending messages to people under 18 who...
Mar 3, 2021
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network took in 650,572 identity theft reports, which represented 20% of all fraud reports. The agency said that 88% of those were credit card...
Feb 18, 2021
by Larry Magid Passwords are the bane of our existence, and I’m hoping that they will soon go away. Indeed there are already alternatives to having to enter passwords. My bank lets me use my fingerprint to log in on its phone app, but like most biometric...
Feb 15, 2021
ConnectSafely’s interview with Facebook head of global safety, Antigone Davis As Facebook’s head of global safety, Antigone Davis helps develop and enforce guidelines that govern how more than 2.4 billion people in the world use the company’s...
Jan 28, 2021
It’s pretty common for users of Facebook and other social media companies to keep their default settings. But, it’s worth exploring what you can do to change those settings, especially when it comes to privacy and security. Facebook offers extensive and...
Jan 28, 2021
By Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Last week my wife, Patti, received several emails and Facebook messages from friends who said that they had received Facebook friend requests from her. The reason they were concerned is because they were...
