Jul 16, 2015
by Larry Magid Last year the European Union’s highest court ruled that European citizens have a “right to be forgotten” when it comes to search links to unfavorable Internet posts that are harmful and irrelevant. The court ruled in favor of a Spanish...
Jul 16, 2015
by Larry Magid It should come as no surprise that parents are heavy social media users. There are some who say that parents’ flocking to Facebook has caused teens to spend less time on the service, though I’ve never seen data to back up that assertion. A...
Jul 11, 2015
By Larry Magid As has been widely reported, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed in 67 out of 70 tests when government agents were successfully able to sneak potential weapons past airport checkpoints. These are the same checkpoints that confiscate...
Jul 7, 2015
By ConnectSafely With all the attention on cyberbullying, sexting, “stranger danger,” and other online related crimes, it’s important to know that kids face the biggest risks at home among people they know — often siblings, peers or caregivers....
Jul 6, 2015
By Michael Rich, MD Q: My 14-year-old son is an aspiring musician and has recently been using YouNow to broadcast himself and his band’s “jam sessions.” I wasn’t too concerned until I realized that it is a live stream (I thought it was another version of YouTube) and...
Jul 3, 2015
By Larry Magid Kids and adults too are taking lots of pictures with their phones and now there’s a way to instantly print them out. I paired it via NFC with my Android phone (it also pairs via Bluetooth) and used the phone to snap some pictures from the regular...
