Internet Safety

The Internet Privacy Debate Misses the Point

Scott Vernick | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Online Safety, PRECISE Act, Internet Safety, Internet Privacy, CISPA Act, Cyber Security, Online Privacy, Cyberattack, Cyber Terrorism, Technology News

Let's put our daily conversations about information over-sharing in perspective and address what is by far the real danger to our security and national well-being.

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Data Mining You

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Data Mining, Central Intelligence Agency, Obama Internet, Obama CIA, Internet Safety, Internet Security, Government Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Counterterrorism Guidelines, Obama Counterterrorism, Politics News

In these last years, while so many Americans were foreclosed upon or had their homes go "underwater" and the construction industry went to hell, the intelligence housing bubble just continued to grow.

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5 Ways Google and Facebook Can Make Online Dating Safer

Julie Spira | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Online Dating, Internet Safety, Julie Spira, Dating Safety, Cyber Safety, Online Dating Safety, Video, Style News

Here are five online dating safety tips to use (short of paying for a background check).

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How Are Celebrity Cellphones Hacked?

Michael Gregg | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Celebrity Hackers, Anonymous, Computer Hackers, Anonymous Hackers, Google Hacker, Internet Safety, Internet Privacy, Internet Security, Entertainment News

Celebrities are a perfect target for hackers -- they're highly visible, spend lots of time on their smartphones and they know next to nothing about security. It's no wonder they're often victimized by hackers.

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Reclaiming Your Online Privacy

John Backus | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Online Privacy, Internet Privacy, Protection Internet, Internet Safety, Digital Privacy, Privacy Online Laws, Internet Privacy Laws, Technology News

Face it. Everything you do online is visible to someone and can be used without your approval or agreement. If you aren't scared now about what organizations know about you, you should be.

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From Russia with Déjà Vu About American Child Protection and Censorship

Larry Magid | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Russia, Internet Safety, Russia Internet Child Safety, Russia Internet Censorship, Internet, Russia Internet Safety, Technology News

There were people at Russia's Safer Internet Day conference proposing blocking access to certain types of illegal content. If this sounds familiar, think back just a couple of weeks to our debate around a pair of U.S. bills that would have done just that for sites with alleged pirated content.

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Internet Reflects, Magnifies the Opportunities and Dangers of the Real World

Larry Magid | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Online Safety, Internet Safety, Cyberbullying, Safer Internet Day, Kids Internet Safety, Technology News

Despite what some people say, research from the best scholars has found that predators very rarely find victims online. They find them the old fashioned way: in their local communities.

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Google+ Now Open for Teens With Some Safeguards

Larry Magid | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Google, Google+, Google Plus Teens, Google Plus Teen Safety, Google Plus Safety, Internet Safety, Teen Internet Safey, Technology News

For the most part, teens' experience on Google+ will be just like adults, but there are some special safeguards for users under 18. Google didn't put any major breaks on teens -- it's giving them freedom, but it did make some default settings for teens more restrictive.

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Who's Most Gullible Online And Why?

redtape.msnbc.msn.com | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Online-Scam-Study, Internet Scam, Internet Safety, Internet Security, Stereotypes, Online Scams, Internet Scams, Fifty News

Think grandma and grandpa are the most likely to fall for Internet scams? Think again, suggests a study on gullibility released earlier this month. ...

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Online Safety

Larry Magid | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Online Safety, Internet Safety, Facebook Safety, Mobile Phone Safety, Online Safety Tips, Kids Online Safety, Technology News

SafeKids.com answers questions about Internet safety I've been working in the online safety field since 1993 when I wrote Child Safety on the Inform...

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My Facebook Fight Turned Into A Real-Life Brawl

| Catherine Cosmo | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Internet Safety, Teens Social Media, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Internet Dangers, Facebook, High School News, Internet Education, Teens Facebook, High School News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at YCteen, a publication by young people about the issues that matter to them. Social networking s...

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Hollywood and the Internet: Time for the Sequel

Susan Landau | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Innovation, Security, Copyright, Internet, IP Addresses, Internet Safety, Internet Security Flaw, Kids Internet Safety, Internet Security, Congress Internet, Cyber Attackers Ip Address, Internet Security Bill, Technology News

With cyber security a national priority, Hollywood would like to make it harder to determine whether a website is legitimate. Yes, you read those words correctly; Hollywood is lobbying for a bill that would derail current efforts to secure the network.

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Facebook Frenzy: What the Hacking of Facebook Has to Do With You

Toni Nagy | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Internet, Politics, Internet Safety, Anonymous, Social Networking, Computers, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Hacking, Big Brother, Hackers, Media News

I logged onto Facebook this morning and the first post on my news feed was a picture of a dead guy with his brains blown out. Now I have the image of...

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The Amazing Race: The Buddy System

Hemanshu Nigam | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Online Safety, Buddy System, Internet Safety, Online Security, Hemu Nigam, Online Privacy, The Amazing Race, Hemanshu Nigam, Entertainment News

Last week's episode of The Amazing Race was quite inspiring and insightful. Couples were not only working well with each other, a few were even pairi...

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California Moms Start Leading Internet Safety Site

Danville Patch | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Paige McCullough, Hilary Decesare, Internet Safety, Kim Bruce, Everloop, Social Media Safety, Greatest Person of the Day, Impact News

When you first taught your children to ride a bicycle, did you launch them down the street without training wheels and a helmet? Would you hand your ...

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Think Twice Before Sharing on Social Networks

Larry Magid | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Google, Facebook, Google Plus, Google+, Reply All Stories, Online Safety, Web Faux Pas, Internet Safety, Online Etiquette, Reply All, Internet, Web Safety, Email Etiquette, Technology News

In 1968, Andy Warhol said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." The future is here, but with the wrong click, that could easily turn into 15 minutes of infamy.

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Regulators Want Tougher Online Privacy Protections For Kids

L.A. Times | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: COPPA Changes, Internet Safety, Internet Privacy, Federal Trade Commission, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Coppa, Child Safety Online, Do-Not-Track-Kids-Act-of-2011, Technology News

Federal regulators on Thursday proposed tougher privacy protections for preteens surfing the Internet as the government seeks to update safeguards put...

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Survey: Parents Mostly Savvy on Kids Internet Use

Larry Magid | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Online Safety, Internet Filtering, Internet Safety, Family Online Safety Institute, Fosi, Technology News

For the most part, parents do have a clue when it comes to helping their kids stay safe online.

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Digital Citizenship & Media Literacy Beat Tracking Laws and Monitoring

Larry Magid | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Internet Safety, Kids Internet Safety, Monitoring Children Internet Use, Children Internet, Parenting Monitoring, Children Internet Monitoring, Children-Internet-Rules, Internet Tracking, Children Internet Safety, Technology News

Regardless of whether you use parental monitoring tools, the most important child protection "software," is not the application running on the device or in the cloud, but the software running on that very adaptive computer between the child's ears.

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Two Cases of Foolish Sexting: Only a Teen Punished

Monica J. Vila | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Sexting, Education, Internet Safety, Parenting, Technology, Kids, Technology News

We definitely need to be vigilant with our kids when it comes to sexting; whether it's a crime or not, it can still ruin young lives.

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My Son Saw Sexually Explicit Material Online -- What Should I Do?

Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Kids and Internet, Internet Safety, Parent Coach, Parents-Parent-Coach, Protecting Kids on the Internet, Parents-Advice-Mama, Parents-Ask, Video, Parents News

Dear Susan, My son saw a pornographic video on the Internet when he was at his friend's house and he finally told me about it. How should I handl...

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Randi Zuckerberg: Anonymity Online 'Has To Go Away'

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.26.2011

Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s marketing director, has a fix for cyberbullying: stop people from doing anything online without their names attached. ...

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Taking a Moment to Pause With Phone Hacking Scandal

Hemanshu Nigam | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Phone Hacking, Internet Security, News of the World Hacking Scandal, Phone Hacking Scandal, Cell Phone Safety, Web Security, Web Safety, Cell Phone Security, Internet Safety, Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal, Technology News

For companies that can be broken if their security breaks, headlines like "Phone Hacking Scandal" should garner special attention. Herein lies an opportunity for cell carriers to pause and consider what types of security mechanisms are in place.

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Cyber-bullying: Are Boys Worse Than Girls?

Daily Mail | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Girls Bullying, Internet, Internet Safety, Children, Kids-Internet-Safety, Bullying, Girls Bullying Boys, Education News

Updated: July 2, 2011, 11:24 EST When it comes to cyber-bullying, who is really pushing around whom? Research by Sarah Pedersen of Aberdeen Univ...

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Senior 'Surfers' Vulnerable to Internet Scams

Jason Alderman | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Cyber Security, Online Safety Tips, Online Safety, Identity Theft Prevention, Internet Safety, Online Fraud, Web Safety, Web Safety Tips, Preventing Identity Theft, Internet Safety Tips, Technology News

Even the most tech-savvy among us sometimes fall prey to online scammers, so if your parents or grandparents have recently taken the online plunge, here are some safety tips you can share.

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