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Why It Is Essential to Keep your Operating Systems Up to Date

Jul 29, 2021

Regardless of what device you’re using — an iPhone or iPad, an Android phone or tablet, a Mac, a Windows PC or even a smart home appliance — it’s important to keep operating systems, apps and browsers updated with the latest security patches.

Tips for Preventing ‘Ransomware’ Attacks

Apr 15, 2021

A ransomware attack can encrypt data or lock you completely out of your device. It can also be used as a form of blackmail or extortion if the hacker finds something that they think may embarrass or incriminate you. Although victims are often large companies or public agencies, it can affect small businesses or people at home.

New Research & Resources for Online Wellness

Mar 18, 2021

It’s been a big week when it comes to resources for promoting wellness and helping protect children online. with new resources from Google and Instagram and a study from Common Sense Media.

Protect Against Identify Theft

Mar 3, 2021

There are things you can do to reduce the chances of being a victim of identity theft, and if you are a victim, there are things you can do to recover.

Tips to Remember and Manage Passwords

Feb 18, 2021

there are some techniques to create passwords that you are likely to remember as well as programs and apps that will remember them for you so you don’t have to.

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Wellness and Safety

Google Doubles Down on Sleep Sensing

Google Doubles Down on Sleep Sensing

Apr 6, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I have to admit, I’m a bit obsessive when it comes to sleep technology. Partially because I find it interesting and like to write about it, but also because I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, which...

Tools to Help Identify Real Vs. False Online Information

Mar 18, 2020

by Larry Magid Daniel Patrick Moynihan is credited as once saying “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” but we now live at a time when some people apparently feel they are entitled to making up facts.  And that’s a major problem, because...

TikTok to Give Parents More Control Over Teen Accounts

Feb 21, 2020

by Larry Magid TikTok, which is available to users over 13, is enormously popular among teens around the world, including in the United States. On Wednesday, Cormac Keenan, head of Trust and Safety for Europe, Middle East and Africa, announced some new parental...

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