Dear friends of ConnectSafely and Safer Internet Day, We’ve finalized the agenda, printed the programs and are about to pick up the “Step and Repeat,” so the 300+ students attending Safer Internet Day at Universal Studios Hollywood can take selfies...
For the past 13 years, countries across Europe have celebrated Safer Internet Day on the second Tuesday of February. And, since 2014, the event has also been celebrated in the United States, hosted by ConnectSafely.org, the nonprofit Internet safety group that I...
In his weekly address, President Obama called upon America to make computer science “a basic skill, right along with the three ‘Rs.'” He pointed out that nine out of ten parents want it taught at their children’s schools, “yet right now,...
By Larry Magid Thursday, January 28th was data privacy day, but if you missed it that’s OK. Every day is a good day to pay attention privacy and security. Broken passwords Just about everyone I know in the tech security field agrees that passwords are broken....
By Larry Magid Uber, Lyft and traditional taxi and car services are great for adults who need to a ride now and again, but if I still had a young child, I don’t think I’d want to chance it by having him or her picked up by one of those drivers. I’d not only want...
By Larry Magid I spent the last several days at CES in Las Vegas with about 150,000 of my closest friends and more than 3,500 companies. CES used to stand for Consumer Electronics show but it’s now officially called International CES. The sponsoring trade group...
