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Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature is a Boon to Privacy
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The new version of Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones and iPad has a feature that requires users to opt-in before an app on your device can track you across other apps and websites. When you first open an app that may track you, you're presented with a question as to whether you want to allow that app to track you. If you select...
Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal about how the company is handling its explosive growth and how to use Zoom’s privacy, safety and security features
Podcast: Zoom Chief Privacy Officer Oded Gal
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal about how the company is handling its explosive growth
Tips for Preventing ‘Ransomware’ Attacks
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.
Protect Against Identify Theft
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.
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Be Safe When Shopping Online
With the holiday season underway, a lot of people will be shopping online this year. For the most part, it’s pretty safe but there are some basic precautions worth remembering.
Protecting Children from Inappropriate Content in the UK
We talk to John Carr about internet safety for kids in the UK and newly regulated laws to protect children from inappropriate content and the proper education methods to seek information.
AI, Machine Learning Battle Child Sexual Exploitation
I’ve seen a steady increase in the number of reports to the organization’s CyberTipline about online child sexual abuse images (child porn) and other crimes against children.
Facebook's New Tech to Counter Child Sex Abuse Images
Podcast | ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Michelle DeLaune, senior VP and COO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) about the center’s work and new technology being used at Facebook to very quickly identify and remove child pornography.
Dire Warnings About Children Dying Because of Apps and Games are a Form of ‘Juvenoia’
We can educate children and families about the dangers that surely exist in the Internet world, without having to exaggerate the nature of the danger and the degree to which the Internet itself is a risk amplifying environment.
The Good and Bad of Location Sharing
Two recent news stories about cell phone location services recently caught my eye. One was a positive development and the other quite negative, until it was at least partially fixed.
How to Protect your Router and Home Network from the VPNFilter Malware
The FBI recommends “any owner of small office and home office routers power cycle (reboot) the devices.” It’s in response to a malware threat called VPNFiler that can render routers inoperable and potentially steal information, according to the bureau. There is also the risk of your home or business network infecting other networks.
Europe’s New Privacy Law Shakes Up Entire Tech Industry and Impacts European Teens
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) kicked in on Friday, May 25th, and its impact will be felt not just in Europe but around the world — especially in Silicon Valley, where many tech companies are based. That’s because the GDPR’s rules affect any company that touches data from European citizens, which is pretty much every tech company. It could also have a negative impact on some European teenagers.
Tips for Smart Cellphone Use
Some 95% of Americans own cellphones of some kind, according to Pew Research Center - among 18- to 29-year-olds, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why cybersecurity is patriotic and humanistic
I'd like to add National Cyber Security Awareness Month to the 4th of July, Memorial Day and Veterans Day as yet...
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