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Online romance scam losses on the rise. How to protect yourself
by Larry Magid Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Federal Trade Commission published a post saying that in 2018, there were more than 21,000 reports “about romance scams with reported losses ...
Despite rare Seattle snow, families came & cameras rolled at U.S Safer Internet Day
by Larry Magid A rare Seattle snow storm forced Seattle Public Schools to cancel school on Safer Internet Day, Tuesday February 5th, so the 200 students slated to participate in the ...
Google Password Checkup helps make sure you have secure and unique passwords
by Larry Magid Weak or compromised passwords are among the biggest threats to online security and privacy. Once cyber criminals get hold of your password, they can not only use it ...

Youth from around the world set 16 goals to commemorate 16 years of Safer Internet Day
More at SmarterInternet,org. Sign up for our mailing list. For the past several months, young people from 35 countries around the world have been articulating and voting on their goals for a ...
Safer Internet Day 2019 reaches out to under served communities
This coming Tuesday ConnectSafely.org, will host the official U.S. Safer Internet Day event at Google’s Seattle headquarters plus an evening event for families at a Seattle Housing Authority facility. We’re ...
How to disable Facetime till Apple fixes serious privacy flaw
As you may have heard, there is a flaw on Apple Facetime for iOS and Mac that makes it possible for someone to listen in on what the microphone of ...

Online romance scam losses on the rise. How to protect yourself