Feb 13, 2016
One of the activities at the U.S. Safer Internet Day celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood on February 9th was for the 300 middle and high school students attending to break into small groups to help resolve some critical questions that have been plaguing...
Feb 11, 2016
by Larry Magid We hear a lot about online harassment and cyberbullying and, indeed, it is a serious problem for both kids and adults. It’s hard to know just how many people have been affected by various forms of online harassment and hate, but there are some...
Feb 5, 2016
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...
Feb 3, 2016
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...
Jan 30, 2016
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,...
Jan 28, 2016
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....
