Internet safety messages must be tailored to risk group
by Larry Magid One problem with most of today’s Internet safety messaging campaigns is that there is only one set of messages for the entire population of youth and [...]
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Should schools end Internet safety nights?
by Larry Magid Ever since I founded SafeKids.com back in the mid-nineties I’ve been giving talks at school events, typically on “Internet safety night.” For [...]
Educators take Web 2.0 to school
by Larry Magid I spent part of last week in Washington, D.C., at the annual National Educational Computing Conference. The event, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this [...]
Teen online safety mostly about behavior
by Larry Magid The Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly evolving, but the safety messages change very slowly, if at all. Like technology itself, [...]
Online Safety Technology Working Group Convenes
by Larry Magid WASHINGTON — Last year, Congress passed the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act,which called for yet another committee to study Internet safety. By [...]
Internet Safety 3.0
This is a work in progress, subject to revision The Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly evolving but the safety messages change very slowly if at [...]
Glympse can locate kids via cell phone GPS
One of the most popular questions asked of cell phone callers is “Where are you?” Thanks to a new service, you may not have to ask or answer that question. Glympse, which [...]
Report says that expanding privacy laws could harm teens
A new report from the Progress & Freedom Foundation says that expanding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act from under 13 to under 18 could actually take [...]
Teen sexting: stupid & illegal
”Sexting” is the practice of taking a sexually revealing picture of yourself, typically from a cell phone, and sending it to someone. Legal consequences aside, [...]
How to use Facebook Privacy Settings
Facebook’s privacy settings, in most cases, don’t permit you to expose your information to everyone on the Web. By default, the settings typically show your [...]
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