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Perfect digital parenting doesn’t exist

November 9, 2014

By Anne Collier I’m stating the obvious – that perfect digital-age parenting doesn’t exist – but let me explain why it doesn’t. Writer Heather

Protecting child safety and child rights: Transcript of IGF 2014 session

September 3, 2014

This is a transcript of the session chaired by ConnetSafely’s Larry Magid at the NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2014 ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Dealing with the nasties online

August 25, 2014

By Anne Collier Pondering positive ways to deal with online negativity seems to be a trend – maybe even a blooming social norm! Because, in response to social cruelty like

Safe computing includes minding your ergonomics

August 1, 2014

I recently set up a new home office, which not only involved countless trips to Ikea, but also having to deal with ergonomics — something I hadn’t thought much

Don’t let stalkers or abusers and creeps track your phone’s location

July 30, 2014

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For our kids & ourselves: Presence in a digital age

July 25, 2014

By Anne Collier Presence has never been harder or more needed – in this age of hyper transparency, connection, opinion and information, all in a media environment

Privacy and security tips for newly-minted college students

July 21, 2014

University of California Berkeley (Flickr Creative Commons) This post first appeared on Forbes.com by Larry Magid Congratulations. After a long and sometimes stressful

Advice for reducing risk when using mobile phones

July 5, 2014

Click here for A Parents Guide to Mobile Phones This article first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News I recently helped write a free online booklet called “A

Illustrated guide to Microsoft’s defense on latest Internet Explorer security flaw

April 30, 2014

This post first appeared on Forbes.com Microsoft has released a new advisory about the “zero day’ security flaw affecting Internet Explorer. The advisory says that the

Recent hack discovery underscores need for better security and stronger passwords

December 5, 2013

Researchers analyzed stolen passwords and found that many were weak (Source: Trustwave) A recent report from Trustwave found that about two million accounts from popular