by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Internet Safety
National Cyber Safety Awareness Month is here and it is also about how technology can be used for good! Stories about young people doing good things online rarely make headlines. By Christian Brink Christian is the Project Assistant at the Family Online Safety...
by admin | Sep 27, 2013 | Internet Safety
USA Today broke the story Google is developing AdID for its Chrome browser. AdID is an anonymous identifier that will replace cookies that websites place on users’ computers to gather information about their browsing habits. The service would offer higher privacy and...
by admin | Sep 26, 2013 | Online Safety
Social media sites are incredibly popular and are growing more so every day. As more and more people flood to use them, the general opinion becomes one of safety and security. If millions of people use Facebook, it has to be secure, right? In reality, Facebook —...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Online reputation
With the heartbreaking effects of online bullying occupying more and more of today’s media headlines, parents of teens – and teens themselves – are looking for help. Thanks to a sponsorship by Microsoft and in support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month,...
by admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Bullying
What side of the fence do you stand on? Recently a school district in California hired a company to monitor their student’s social media. The firm is looking at public posts for red flags searching for possible violence, drug use, bullying, truancy and suicidal...