Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO

Parent’s Guide to ZEPETO

Download the Quick-Guide (PDF) What is ZEPETO? ZEPETO is a mobile and web app that allows people ages 13 and older to create and customize virtual avatars with various features, clothes, hairstyles, and accessories and interact with others in virtual worlds. ZEPETO is...
I asked ChatGPT to Help Write an AI Safety Guide

I asked ChatGPT to Help Write an AI Safety Guide

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News In my capacity as CEO of ConnectSafely, I’m working on a parents guide to generative AI, and, naturally, I turned to ChatGPT for some help. It gave me some good advice, which I’ll get to later, but...
Ask Trish: Smart Speakers

Ask Trish: Smart Speakers

By Trisha Prabhu “Is my smart speaker spying on me?” Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well, enjoying March, and hopefully, for those of you who, like me, are in the Northern Hemisphere, some Spring weather. For...
Utah Bill Threatens Internet Security for Kids and Adults

Utah Bill Threatens Internet Security for Kids and Adults

Larry Magid speaks about Utah SB 152 on This Week in Tech (TWiT) with Leo Laporte by Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Wherever you live, you should be paying attention to Utah Senate Bill 152 and the somewhat similar House Bill 311. Even though...
Safer Internet Day a Great Time to Review Online Safety

Safer Internet Day a Great Time to Review Online Safety

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News What are your plans for this coming Tuesday? That’s a rhetorical question, but whatever they are, I have one more thing to add. Feb. 7 is Safer Internet Day, when people all over the world will pause to think...