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Tech Checklist to Prepare for Disasters and Power Failures

Whether it’s earthquakes, tornadoes, impending fires or even massive hack attacks, it’s important to make sure that your tech is ready and able to operate even in the event of a power failure.

Safe Online Dating During and After the Pandemic

When it comes to online dating safety, there is good advice that’s been around for years and new advice based on the pandemic.

Good and Not-So-Good News about Digital Civility

While adults showed some improvement, teens did significantly better than previous years.

Snapchat Launches Family Center

The new tool allows teens to opt-in so that their parents have insight into how they’re using the popular platform.

Instagram Testing Age Verification Technology

Instagram has announced new ways to verify the approximate age of its users, including Face-Based-Age-Prediction (FBAP) technology that can anonymously determine a person’s approximate age.: How it works and why it matters

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Prepare Now in Case You Need Remote Tech Support During Coronavirus Crisis

If you’re like most people, you probably have occasional problems with your PC, Mac or other devices. And while some people have the technical skills to solve these problems themselves, most people rely on help from tech support

Parenting and Working While Sheltering at Home

A blog post by Larry Magid and a podcast with Larry and ConnectSafely education director, Kerry Gallagher about working from home while your kids are at home engaged in home-based learning.

Tools to Help Identify Real Vs. False Online Information

by Larry Magid Daniel Patrick Moynihan is credited as once saying “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not...

Comcast Expands Access and Increases Speed of Internet Essentials Due to Coronavirus

A lot of communities are closing schools and, of course, many of those workers who can are now working from home. This makes a lot of sense, but there are families who simply can’t afford high-speed home Internet.

TikTok to Give Parents More Control Over Teen Accounts

TikTok is adding a Family Safety Mode to give parents more control over their teen’s account

Research Finds Teens May Not Be Suffering From Too Much Tech use

One of the most important observations of the study is that “Policies restricting adolescents’ access to new technologies … may be ill advised

CNET Cheapskate Mystery Box Raises Funds for ConnectSafely, Hunger Project & TAPS

Larry speaks with CNET and Cheapskate columnist Rick Broida, who has launched the Cheapskate Mystery Box 2019 Edition, a bundle of tech goodies from a variety of great companies.

Data Refute President’s Linkage Between Violent Videogames & Mass Shootings

In his address to the nation following a weekend of two mass shootings, President Trump made a reference to violent video games, suggesting that these games may have something to do with shootings such as the ones that took place in El Paso and Akron.

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Google Reining in Too Much of a Good Thing

The common expression “too much of a good thing” can apply to almost everything that we enjoy, including the internet and mobile devices. My grandparents understood that, but apparently, many of my contemporaries don’t when it comes to tech. I’m guilty as well.

US Safer Internet Day 2018: Passionate Speakers & Students are a Recipe for Success

More than 200 students from Austin Independent School District were on hand February 6th for the official U.S....

The Connection Between Online Safety and those Amazing Kids from Parkland, Florida

Like many, I have been deeply moved by the actions of student survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shootings on Valentine’s Day.

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