Why You Should Review Your App Privacy Settings

Why You Should Review Your App Privacy Settings

Chances are you have a lot of apps on your phone, and there’s a good chance that there are some you’re not using or maybe not even aware of ...
Parent's Guide to Cybersecurity

Parent’s Guide to Cybersecurity

Download Free Guide (PDF) Download Free Quick Guide (PDF) Just about everyone is online these days, including the vast majority of teens and a growing number of young children. Whether ...
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The Parent's Guide to Student Data Privacy

The Parent’s Guide to Student Data Privacy

Schools have always held a wide range of data about our children and families: Name, address, names of parents or guardians, date of birth ...
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Seven good smartphone security habits

Seven good smartphone security habits

As we load up our smartphones and tablets with more and more personal information, it’s time to get serious about mobile security ...
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Of student digital privacy & schools demanding passwords

let’s take a look at students’ data privacy – as in the data on their cellphones and whether school administrators have the right to search the devices ...
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'State of the Union' & the student part of student privacy protection

'State of the Union' & the student part of student privacy protection

By Anne Collier There's a lot of confusion in the air about student data privacy, and some widely quoted words about it from President Obama in his address Tuesday night ...
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Connected devices at CES raise security, privacy and safety questions

It seems as if almost every exhibitor at CES was showing things that connect to other things. LG showed off washing machines and kitchen appliances that send messages to smartphones ...
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Sony's hacked emails present a teachable moment

Sony's hacked emails present a teachable moment

by Larry Magid The Sony hack, which the FBI is now blaming on North Korea, wound up exposing emails between Sony executives and others in the entertainment industry, including some ...
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Smartphones are popular holiday gifts for kids that come with responsibility

Smartphones are popular holiday gifts for kids that come with responsibility

There will be lots of smartphones under Christmas trees and Hanukkah bushes this year, but if you plan to get one for a teen or pre-teen, consider first having "that ...
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Protecting student privacy calls for student participation

Protecting student privacy calls for student participation

By Anne Collier This era of big data and big exposure – of all aspects of life to peers, the public and even perpetrators – calls for big participation. Because ...
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