Dec 10, 2015
By Larry Magid European policymakers are considering a draft of the European Data Protection Regulation that would prohibit teens under 16 from participating in social media without parental consent. Up until this point, the draft Regulation set the age at 13, which...
Dec 9, 2015
By Larry Magid I don’t usually comment on politics but I do write a lot about cyberbullying, which is a subject I do know something about as the CEO of ConnectSafely.org and founder of SafeKids.com. And, I’m afraid to say, that the Republican presidential...
Dec 3, 2015
When I started SafeKids.com in the mid-90’s and even when I co-founded ConnectSafely.org in 2005, it was widely assumed that parents were digital immigrants and that to be a digital native, you had to be a kid. But time moves on and some of those digital natives...
Dec 1, 2015
By Larry Magid By now you may have heard about the data breach at VTech, which makes electronic toys for very young children ranging from zero to six years old. Its line includes “My First Tablet” aimed at toddlers, the Kidizoom Action Cam for preschoolers, smart...
Nov 25, 2015
By Larry Magid With the holiday season upon us, a lot of people will be shopping online this year. For the most part, it’s pretty safe but there are some basic precautions worth remembering. One risk when shopping online is to be sure you’re dealing with a...
Nov 19, 2015
By Larry Magid I’m writing this column on a train from Washington to New York. Both cities have been the subject of recent threats claiming to be from ISIS and I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t just a bit on edge. I don’t know if the threats...
