According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, allowing kids to go online unsupervised and without ground rules is like letting them explore a major metropolis by themselves. The Internet, like a city, offers enormous opportunities for entertainment and education but also presents risks. Here are some tips on how to make your [...]
Ever wonder what information Google knows about you? With a click or two, now you can find out. Google released a feature Thursday that lets users see and control data that the Web giant has collected about them. Called Google Dashboard, the service provides an online summary of a user’s Google files — Gmail, Google [...]
It’s an unfortunate fact of reality, but children are the most victimized computer users on the Internet today. The good news is that there are some practical steps you can take to protect your children from sexual predators, hackers, and other seedy individuals who want to cause harm. This article will describe a few of [...]
We hear about a new Twitter phishing scam almost daily, whether it’s via direct messaging or a shortened URL. My spam folder is filled with emails from Facebook phishers, requesting new login credentials, or a “friend” who’s sending me a video that’s actually a virus. Not too long ago, it was big news when someone [...]
New legislation, if passed in US congress next month, could drastically change how we use the Internet. The bill, if enacted, would prevent websites from sharing information with unrelated third parties. The bill is creating a stir because the information sharing that it aims to protect is the type of data collection that allows large-scale [...]
Online safety as we know it is obsolete. A concept little changed since the 1990s, it’s one size fits all, emphasizing fear instead of facts, with young people stereotyped as potential victims in a hostile media environment. While kids and the better informed may simply roll their eyes at the notion, the fear generated by [...]
