by admin | Oct 8, 2013 | Online Safety
It is National Cyber Safety Awareness Month and sending emails is something many of us take for granted today. Have you ever hit that SEND button then realized it went to the wrong person? After all, especially if you work with an address book, you could have more...
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 28, 2013 | Internet Safety
This year, 81 percent of Internet-using teenagers in America reported that they are active on social-networking sites, more than ever before. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and new dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, and Blendr have increasingly become key players in...
by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | Internet Safety
A recent study in the journal Pediatrics revealed that a third of teenage girls have met in person with someone they originally met online. Thanks to video apps like Vine and video-chatting software like Skype, verifying a person’s identity online is much easier...
by admin | Jul 25, 2013 | Internet Safety
Catfish, once a term used to describe a certain aquatic creature, is now the source of plenty of frustration and worry among parents of teens. As the Huffington Post explains, the modern definition of catfish involves the creation of a fake profile on Facebook,...