Category Archives: Child safety

by Larry Magid OK, I’m going to say it — mobile phone apps are scary. Sure, they do a lot of very cool things, but when it comes to violating personal privacy, I’m afraid to say “there’s an app for that.” This reality became incredibly clear a couple of weeks ago when it was revealed [...] Continue reading →

The recent revelations that some iPhone and Android apps are uploading and storing users’ phone address books without permission is very troubling. It not only violates the privacy of the person using the phone but, potentially, everyone in that pers… Continue reading →

One of my talks at Russia’s Safer Internet Day conference, focusing on the role of filters in protecting children:
Filters and monitoring: Panacea or band-aid
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This post appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on February 13, 2012 by Larry Magid I’m writing from Moscow, where I spoke at Russia’s Safer Internet Day conference last week. Safer Internet Day, which originated in Europe, is celebrated in much of the world, though there are relatively few events in the United States. While most [...] Continue reading →

A lot has been written about “Facebook addiction.” Indeed some press coverage of a recent study from the University of Chicago suggests that “Facebook and Twitter are more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol.”  But a new study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking puts a positive spin on the issue. Could it be that, just like eating chocolate, Facebook and [...] Continue reading →

Everyone has a story to tell about safe and respectful use of technology, and those who tell it via video could win a $10,000 prize from Internet security company Trend Micro. The What’s Your Story? contest, now in its third year, will award one $10,000 grand prize and six other cash category prizes to individuals [...] Continue reading →

Talk by Larry Magid, co-director of ConnectSafely.org at Russia’s Safer Internet Day – Moscow, February 6, 2012 It is a great pleasure to be here.  Even though I grew up during the cold war, I have always been an admirer of the Russian people and the many accomplishments of this great society. Ironically, the Cold [...] Continue reading →

This is one of Larry Magid’s panel presentations at Russia’s Safer Internet Day conference in Moscow on February 6th.  He also gave a plenary talk earlier in the day.
From child exploitation to bubble wrapped kids
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There’s an amazing group of sculptures in a park near the Kremlin in Moscow, called “Children are victims of adult vices” by Mihail Chemiakin. This particular sculpture is “pseudoscience,” which is relevant for the talks that I (along with my ConnectSafely.org co-director Anne Collier) will deliver this week at the Safer Internet Day forum here [...] Continue reading →