2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Virtual Reality (VR) headsets have been on the market for years, including several iterations from Meta’s Reality Labs, most recently its Quest 3 headset, introduced late last year.  And while millions of VR...
Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

by Larry Magid  This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the Mercury News I’m well aware that New Year’s resolutions are often abandoned by the end of January, but that’s no reason to avoid thinking about how we can improve our lives in the year to...
Family Contract for Smartphone Use

Family Contract for Smartphone Use

Click Here to Download the Pledge (PDF) Pledge for kids and teens I will not touch or look at my phone when it’s dangerous to do so, such as while driving, biking or walking. I will be considerate of others and not use my phone to text or talk when it may...

Hemanshu Nigam

Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam is the founder of SSP Blue, the leading advisory firm for online safety, security, and privacy challenges facing corporations and governments. A veteran of online security, he brings over 20 years of experience in private industry, government,...

How to Report Abusive Content

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