By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The shutdown of Colonial Pipeline, which delivers gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel to much of the East Coast, is a reminder that essential institutions and the people they serve are vulnerable to...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The new version of Apple’s iOS operating system for iPhones and iPad has a feature that requires users to opt-in before an app on your device can track you across other apps and websites. When you first...
TikTok’s top safety executive — having fun and staying safe https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43899639/the_law_enforcement_officers_stamping_out_crime_online.mp3 Stamping out online crimes against children...
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...
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...
We interviewed leaders from the worlds of education, technology, nonprofits and law enforcement about a range of urgent issues, including online toxicity, racial justice, free speech, misinformation, how to manage screen time while staying connected during the...
