Links & Show Notes
Shows from 8/11/2022
New ways we’re helping you find high-quality information (blog.google)
Survey says: Large majority think they see misinformation online every week – Poynter
Snapchat Launches Family Center – ConnectSafely
Shows from 8/4/2022
How to create a grocery budget | ZDNet
Women more concerned about some uses of AI, including driverless cars, in U.S. | Pew Research Center
Shows from 7/28/2022
New Google Maps Feature Alerts Friends, Family When You Arrive Home Safely – CNET
The default tech settings you should turn off right away – The Seattle Times (this is Brian X. Chen’s NYT column, not behind a paywall)
Shows from 7/22/2022
Guide to Teen Sextortion Scams – ConnectSafely
Parent’s and Educator’s Guide to Combatting Hate Speech
Shows from 7/14/22
Ask Trish: Navigating Tech Post-Roe – ConnectSafely
How to Protect, Backup and Find Your Phone – ConnectSafely
Shows from 7/7/2022
Download Informable from The News Literacy Project
Parent’s & Educator’s Guide to Media Literacy & False Information – ConnectSafely
Shows from 6/30/2022
Quick-Guide to Secure Passwords – ConnectSafely
Shows from 6/23/2022
Instagram testing age verification technology – ConnectSafely
Shows from 6/16/2022
Parent’s Guide to TikTok – ConnectSafely
Video: 5 Minutes with TikTok – ConnectSafely
How to Make Google Search Safer or More Precise
Shows from 6/9/2022
Parent’s Guide to TikTok – ConnectSafely
The Race to Hide Your Voice | WIRED
Shows from 6/2/2022
The Race to Hide Your Voice (Wired)
Is there a relationship between tech use and gun violence? – ConnectSafely
Shows from 5/26/2022
How to delete what Google knows about you – ConnectSafely
Shows from 5/19/2022
Pair of California Bills to Protect Kids Online Show Promise, but there are Concerns – ConnectSafely
FCC Crusade to End Robocalls May Get a New Boost – CNET
Shows from 5/12/22
Google Has New Tool for Requesting Removal of Personal Info
Shows from 5/5/22
Musk seems to want to take Twitter back to its not-so-great past – ConnectSafely
How to update Chrome after Google identifies security problems | WGN-TV (wgntv.com)
Shows from 4/28/22
Unused apps can impact smartphone storage, performance and security
Shows from 4/21/22
How we fought Search spam on Google in 2021 (from Google)
Download BeReal app on iOS or Android
Shows from 4/7
Despite Laws and FCC Rules, Robocalls Remain a Problem – ConnectSafely
Caller ID Spoofing | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)
The Best Ways to Block Robocalls – Consumer Reports
Google pulls Android apps that harvested data from millions of users | Engadget
Google Bans Apps With Hidden Data-Harvesting Software – WSJ (paywall)
Shows from 3/24
Metaverse and Virtual Reality Safety Tips for Parents – ConnectSafely
More ConnectSafely resources on metaverse safety
Social Media Can Contribute to Despair about War but also Provide Relief – ConnectSafely
How to Talk with Your Kids About War in Ukraine – ConnectSafely
Shows from 3/10/2022
How to Talk with Your Kids About War in Ukraine
Shows from 3/3/2022
Interview with News Literacy Project’s Shaelynn Farnsworth
ConnectSafely Quick-Guide to Misinformation and Media Literacy
Russian Cyberattacks are Possible. Be Prepared But Not Panicked. – ConnectSafely
Tech Checklist to Prepare for Disasters and Power Failures – ConnectSafely
Shows from 2/24/2022
Full video interview with Roblox VP of Digital Civility Tami Bhaumik
Full video interview Dr. Michael, Rich, pediatrician and director of Digital Wellness Lab
Shows from 2/10/2022
TikTok’s Creator Community Director on what makes a good creator
Author Rosalind Wiseman urges parents to be respectful of young people
Shows from 2/4/2022
Link to all the great video content for Safer Internet Day (SID-USA.org)
Shows from 1/28/22
Cyberbullying interview with Sameer Hinduja, co-director of Cyberbullying Research Center
Interview with pediatrician Dr. Michael Rich on digital wellness and screen time
Shows from 1-13-22
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence RULER program
Smartwatches, fitness bands aren’t medical devices but are starting to act like them
Shows from 12/30/21
The top data breaches of 2021 (Security Magazine)
Shows from 12/17/21
Coping with online rumors (blogpost and video)
Family Guide to Parental Controls
Shows from 12/9/21
Technology to help care for elderly loved ones
Shows from 12-02-21
Generosity is Great, But Be Cautious When Giving to Charity – ConnectSafely
Shows from 11-19-21
Shows from 11-4-21
Facebook not alone in embrace of ‘metaverse’
Shows from 10-28-21
How to request removal of images of a child in Google search (from ConnectSafely)
Remove images of minors from Google search results (Google form to fill out)
You can now ask Google to scrub images of minors from its search results (NPR – no paywall)
Giving kids and teens more control over their images in Search (Google blog post)
Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation (Washington Post — possible paywall)
Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired (CNN — no paywall)
Shows from 10-21-21
Tips for avoiding Zoom fatigue
ConnectSafely security resources
Shows from 10-14-21
Social Media Risks and Solutions Can be Nuanced
Keeping your computer and phone operating systems up-to-date (links to all major operating systems)
Shows from 10/8/21
Parents’ Guide (and Quick-Guide) to Instagram
NPR: Facebook’s own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health
Coping with COVID-19: How young people use social media to manage their mental health
New law will make it easier to cancel online subscriptions
Shows from 9/24/21
When you ‘Ask app not to track,’ some iPhone apps keep snooping anyway (Washington Post — paywall)
Popular iPhone apps are using sneaky techniques to identify you even if you say no to tracking (no paywall)
Ask Trish: My Boyfriend is Threatening Revenge Porn
Tips for Dealing with Teen Sexting
Advice on Sexting, Sextortion and Revenge Porn
Shows from 9/17/21
Protecting mental health on Instagram
Ask Trish: How To Be An Upstander
Parents’ Guide to Cyberbullying
ConnectSafely’s Cyberbullying Quick-Guide
Shows from 9/10/21
Guide to Ray-Ban Stories: Bystander Privacy in a World of Wearable Cameras (from ConnectSafely)
Smart glasses are yet another privacy challenge (Mercury News & ConnectSafely)
Privacy features in Apple’s new iOS 15 (Apple)
What’s new in Android Privacy (Google)
Shows from 9/3/21
Apple Watch may get thermometer, blood-pressure measure in future versions (CNET)
Apple Plans Blood-Pressure Measure, Wrist Thermometer in Apple Watch (Wall Street Journal — subscription required)
Shows from 8/19/21
Apple support advice on implants and magnets inside iPhone 12
Twitter subscription service
Twitter unveils subscription offering called “Twitter Blue” (Axios)
Hiding Facebook & Instagram Likes
How to hide Facebook and Instagram Likes (from CNET)
Sharing location on Google Maps
How to share your location on Google Maps (from Google)
ConnectSafely Quick-Guide to Security Passwords
Recycle your phone, not your number (Krebs on Security)
Risk of ransomware to national infrastructure
Apple’s new anti-tracking feature is a boon to privacy
Mindfulness and Meditation
The 21 Best Meditation Podcasts to Listen to Right Now (from Verywellmind)
20 Best Mindfulness Meditation Podcasts of 2020 (from PositivePsychology)
Google search results for mindfulness apps
My Air Fryer is a Security Risk: Protecting your home devices
Tips for Preventing Ransomware Attacks
Fact-Checking Tools
Spot misinformation online with these tips
ConnectSafely’s Parents and Educators Guide to Media Literacy and Fake News
Amazon Kids
ConnectSafely’s Parents Guide to Amazon Alexa
Video interview with Catherine Teitelbaum Principal Family Trust, Amazon Kids
Google’s Family portal:
ConnectSafely post about Families.Google and other resources
Comcast Internet Essentials
Comcast Internet Essentials research and progress report
Common Sense Media study and Boston Children’s Hospital Digital Wellness Lab
Roblox Quick Guide for Parents
News Literacy Project home page
Protect Against Identity Theft (includes links to FTC resources)
A Comcast survey found that 95% of people underestimate their online risks.
Video interview with Comcast Execu. VP Nopoor Davis
Interview with Comcast Executive VP Nupoor Davis
Comcast Cyber Health Report
Video interview with Instagram head of safety Vaishnavi J
Online dating safety during pandemic (Post plus video interview with Meet Group co-founder Catherine Connelly)
Good and not-so-good news about digital civility
Safer Internet Day school and family resources
Safer Internet Day Lesson plans and home activities
CyberTipLine to report child abuse images or online child exploitation
Facebook privacy and security settings
Parents’ Guide to Tech for Tots
COVID-19 vaccines offered by email or text? How to identify a phishing scam (from CNET)
Federal Agencies Warn of Emerging Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Vaccines
Parents’ and Educator’s Guide to Media Literacy and Fake News
Game console parental controls and privacy
Controlling privacy and kids’ content on smart speakers & displays
Parents’ Guide to Amazon Alexa.
Malicious Chrome & Edge Extensions (from ZDNet)
Three million users installed 28 malicious Chrome or Edge extensions
Holiday Giving
Generosity is Great, But Be Cautious When Giving to Charity
Smart Speakers
Parent’s Guide to Amazon Alexa
Site Notifications
Be Very Sparing in Allowing Site Notifications
How to stop those annoying website notification prompts
Safe Holiday Shopping
Quick Guide to Online Shopping ConnectSafely
Safe Online Holiday Shopping Tips (ConnectSafely)
Other segments
Facebook’s Messenger & Instagram’s Vanishing Messages
Getting Ready for Virtual School (Zoom & other video conferencing services)
Newsguard report: Misinformation about development of a COVID-19 vaccine spreads widely on Facebook
Facebook’s COVID-19 Information Center
Social media conspiracy theories could hurt kids
FIDO Alliance Consumer Information
Tips for Strong, Secure Passwords & other Authentication Tools
Microsoft goal research on digital civility
Parents and Educators Guide to Media Literacy and Fake News (also for general audience)
How your personal data is exploited to win elections and influence policy