Online Safety

Should Your Teen's Cell Phone Be Public?

I become completely apoplectic yesterday when I stumbled upon a public Facebook page (in Google) with the phone numbers of 70 teens in my town. I won't tell you what... Continue reading "Should Your Teen's Cell Phone Be Public?"

Facebook Makes Nice with New York Attorney General

To settle a New York state investigation into safety issues for minors on Facebook, the company today announced new guidelines on responding to complaints. Depending on the nature of the... Continue reading "Facebook Makes Nice with New York Attorney General"

Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!

CNN.com today reported: "Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any. Surprisingly,... Continue reading "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!"

Be Careful. Be Very, Very Careful.

Reading the news, I was struck by an article about blogging. It was about honesty in blogging, and how much is too much. I think it was right-on when it... Continue reading "Be Careful. Be Very, Very Careful."

Free Spyware Remover

Okay, okay... now that I've got your attention, it's a free trial (not a completely free product) but I've been using it and I love it. Well, I guess I... Continue reading "Free Spyware Remover"

Four Pillars of Online Safety

Awhile back I surveyed my readers about their biggest online problems, and spyware and adware was at the very top of the list. This is not surprising because it's gotten... Continue reading "Four Pillars of Online Safety"