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Google ditching CAPTCHA for ‘I’m not a robot’ checkbox

December 3, 2014

Read the full post at SiliconValley.com  

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Twitter Improves Abuse Reporting And Blocking

December 2, 2014

Read the full post at Forbes.com

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Sexual harassment victim’s secret weapon — ‘telling their mothers’

December 2, 2014

Read post at ConnectSafely.org  

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Amazon robots help fulfill your holiday orders

December 1, 2014

Read the full story and see the video at CNET News.com

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Some tips for kids’ safe use of smartphones

November 30, 2014

10 Rules for Safe Family Cell Phone Use Family Contract for Smartphone use A Parents’ Guide to Mobile Phones

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Anonymous apps get bad raps, but they fill gaps: The good side of anonymity

November 21, 2014

There are a growing number of social media apps that encourage anonymity — Popular services such as Ask.fm, Secret, Whisper and Yik Yak allow people to post under an assumed name, or no name at […]

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How Amazon’s unsold Fire phones will fight Ebola in West Africa

November 14, 2014

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News A few weeks ago, a friend asked if I would advise the founders of Journey, an app development platform company based in South Africa. My […]

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Survey finds parents mostly OK with kids’ use of tech

November 13, 2014

A survey released today by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), found that “93% of parents feel that their child is at least somewhat safe when he or she is online,” while only 37% say […]

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Americans Lack Confidence About Controlling Privacy

November 12, 2014

Read the post at Forbes.com

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Americans lack confidence about controlling privacy

November 12, 2014

Whether it’s from government snoops or online marketers, most Americans feel that they have little or no control over how their online personal information is being collected and used. These are the findings of a […]

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