How to Avoid or Recover from a Ransomware Attack

How to Avoid or Recover from a Ransomware Attack

by Larry Magid Ransomware is one of numerous online crimes designed to separate people, businesses and government agencies from their money. The crime typically involves a person or an organized crime group encrypting your data and demanding a ransom payment to unlock...
How to Dodge Techno and Moral Panics

How to Dodge Techno and Moral Panics

In this second episode with Jeff Jarvis, Larry and Jeff discuss regulation, encryption, the dangers of techno-moral panics, and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has been quite controversial in the United States. Find out more in this follow-up with...
Youth Mental Health in the Age of Cancel Culture and Online Conflict

Youth Mental Health in the Age of Cancel Culture and Online Conflict

In this episode, we shift our focus to young adults and college students. We talk to Jessie Quintero Johnson, associate professor for health and social change at Emerson College. Jessie is also a psychotherapist and a licensed clinical social worker. Jessie discusses...
Parent and Teen Guide to Generative AI

Parent and Teen Guide to Generative AI

New technology offers risks and rewards. What is Generative AI? Generative AI (GAI) is a branch of artificial intelligence that automates original content generation. It can write essays, poems, song lyrics, articles and scripts. It can draw images and cartoons,...