Employee Privacy versus Employer Safety in the Pandemic Age of COVID-19
Hemu Nigam discusses Privacy versus Employer Safety in the Pandemic Age of COVID-19
Guide to Platform Safety, Security and Privacy
Do you want to implement safety, security, and privacy into your platform? Here is a Guide to Platform Safety, Security and Privacy to help you.
Fourth of July means more to Internet scammers than fireworks and barbeques
The Fourth of July means more to Internet scammers than fireworks and barbeques. Scambook, the leading consumer complaint resolution platform, published a new advisory statement to warn Internet users against a series of holiday-related scams sweeping across the U.S. this week. Contained within three general categories, the recent Independence Day scams include phishing schemes, counterfeit […]
Internet Safety for Kids: 17 Cyber Safety Experts Share Tips for Keeping Children Safe Online
The most important tip I can share with parents about keeping kids safe online is… Parents are the first line of defense when it comes to protecting kids offline and online. As much as we want to pass on this role to others when it comes to the online world, the reality is that all parents […]
Elmo Teaching Online Safety? That’s Cool!
With its lighthearted blend of lovable cheek, quality literacy and numeracy instruction and just the right amount of shrewd and lovable monsters, Sesame Streetentices millions of devoted parents and enamored children to their televisions each day. Beyond letters and numbers, the series teaches viewers about sharing, friendship, problem solving and how to show kindness to others. Sesame […]
Celebrity ‘Swatting’ the Latest Craze for Kids
Parents now have another thing to worry about with their kids and technology — celebrity “swatting” calls. When Punk’d premiered on MTV in 2003, the collective celebrity community held its breath, wondering who would be the next victim to be humiliated on national television in the name of harmless fun. Recent tricksters have taken this […]
How to Call a Catfisher’s Bluff
Online dating can sometimes have detrimental results. Take Manti Te’o, Notre Dame’s star linebacker who has been at the center of a high-profile online dating scandal. His “girlfriend,” with whom he had an online relationship, allegedly died of leukemia. This news made Te’o’s story front and center during a time when college football players would give […]
Finding Love Online Safely
The recent dramatic confusion around Manti Te’o’s online love life and it’s just as heart wrenching conclusion has left many online daters wondering how to date safely online if such a public figure as Te’o was allegedly duped. It’s tough enough to find love in the real world with all your friends and family trying […]
Making ‘Perfect the Enemy of the Good’ Kills Children
Over two hundred years ago, French philosopher Voltaire wrote, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” While it may have been enlightening then, today it can drive our collective call to action. With so many responding with their opinions about gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. massacre, I write not as a person who […]
Scammers Have the Best Deals on Cyber Monday
Some of you may have turkey on your mind, while others think past the feast and on to the online shopping. Deals like “free Apple iPad if you click here” or “check out this site for 50% off all designer watches” sound too good to be true. In fact, these deals are too good to […]