Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature is a Boon to Privacy
Apple video explains app tracking transparency by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The new version of Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones and iPads ...
Every Day Can Be ‘Safer Internet Day’
Officially, Safer Internet Day was Tuesday, February 9th, recognized in more than 100 countries around the world. But, in the U.S., the official Safer Internet Day celebration was online ...
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Safe Online Dating During and After the Pandemic
When it comes to online dating safety, there is good advice that's been around for years and new advice based on the pandemic ...
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Good and Not-So-Good News about Digital Civility
While adults showed some improvement, teens did significantly better than previous years ...
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Safer Internet 2021 Day Goes Online
Safer Internet Day is a global awareness-raising campaign that started in Europe in 2004 and is now celebrated in more than 100 countries ...
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Battening Down your Facebook Hatches
Controlling who can see your friends list is only one of many optional privacy settings ...
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Managing Tech for Tots
Over the past several years we’ve seen an explosion in the use of tablets and other devices by children who are barely out of diapers ...
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How We Got Here
Because they’ve been written about extensively, there’s no need for me to repeat how the internet – Facebook, Twitter and lesser-known sites like Gab and the now-suspended Parler have contributed ...
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Misinformation Amplified by Social Media
As Daniel Patrick Moynihan once wrote, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts ...
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Getting Ready for ‘Virtual School’
Fortunately, most families already have a broadband connection and either a computer or tablet, but there is still a digital divide as was evidenced by that now-famous photo of two young ...
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