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...
Meet Group co-founder Catherine Connelly talks dating safety When it comes to online dating safety, there is good advice that’s been around for years and new advice based on the pandemic. And that’s why we spoke with Catherine Connelly, co-founder...
Microsoft’s Jacqueline Beauchere explains the research to Larry Magid by Larry Magid For the past five years, Microsoft has conducted a global research study on digital civility and online risk among young people and adults. The results of the latest survey,...
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Kamala Harris and Larry Magid at 2015 event Click here to ‘Get Involved’ in Safer Internet Day By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Last year, on the second Tuesday of February, about 300 high school and...
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...
By Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Over the past several years we’ve seen an explosion in the use of tablets and other devices by children who are barely out of diapers. And now, because of the pandemic, tech use among very young children has...
