Podcast: The Immigrant Smartphone Dilemma

Podcast: The Immigrant Smartphone Dilemma

New Episode: Are We Doing Tech Right? – The Immigrant Smartphone Dilemma  In this episode, ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Austin-based immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch about the surprising role smartphones play in the lives of migrants traveling...
Podcast: Unlocking Sound Sleep

Podcast: Unlocking Sound Sleep

In the latest episode of the ConnectSafely podcast, CEO Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Anil Rama, founder of Sleep and Brain and adjunct assistant clinical professor at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. Dr. Rama shares his insights into how sleep...
We All Deserve a Scam-free Life

We All Deserve a Scam-free Life

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News One of the things I don’t like about modern life is that we’re always having to be on guard for scams. Scammers have been around forever, but in the era of the internet and free long-distance calling, they’re...
Podcast: Safety and Other Reasons for an Internet “Land Line”

Podcast: Safety and Other Reasons for an Internet “Land Line”

Larry interviews Eric Stang, the CEO of Ooma, a company that provides internet phone services for homes and businesses using traditional or modern phones. The discussion covers the declining use and quality of conventional POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) lines and...
Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. We Can All Do Our Part

Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. We Can All Do Our Part

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Scroll down for links Since 2013, ConnectSafely, has been the official U.S. coordinator for Safer Internet Day, following an agreement between the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Oxford University Panel Discusses AI Regulation

Oxford University Panel Discusses AI Regulation

by Larry Magid The  2024 Generative AI Summit at Oxford University in the UK brought together elected and appointed officials from the UK and other countries along with academics and executives and scientists from tech and media companies to talk about all things AI,...