By Larry Magid As someone who’s been working on Internet safety, privacy and security for more than 20 years, I sometimes feel like I’m at odds with myself. On one hand, I want everyone — especially young people — to be safe online. And, when it comes to K-12 students...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The war on encryption is center stage, thanks to the battle between the FBI and Apple over the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. But even though the FBI found a way to access the phone without...
Note: This guest post from Comcast’s Noopur Davis first appeared on Comcasts’ Technology blog. Although some of the points are specific to Comcast customers, other advice applies to any broadband service. Regardless of which provider you use, check the...
By Sue Scheff It’s a fact of life: people today spend more time digitally connected than ever before. This generation of youth, as well as young adults and parents, are having to deal with peer cruelty through cyberspace (also known as cyberbullying). A new Syfy...
By Kerry Gallagher We are in the midst or a revolution in information and we have an opportunity. Collectively, we are building the information repository of the future by posting, remixing, liking, and sharing online. Even this post is contributing to that future....