Facebook has a feature you might not be aware of called Safety Check that allows people in disaster areas to check in with friends and family when cell towers are not working well. While this can be useful, it can also provide a false sense of safety, as one survivor of the recent Nepal earthquakes points out in an article in the Atlantic. Although someone may be safe at the time of the check-in, disaster areas often pose continual dangers after the catastrophe strikes.
Vicki Davis, a blogger for Edutopia, lays out the "9 Key Ps" of digital citizenship in her post for teachers, but the list applies to parents concerned about the issue as well...
The U.S. Department of Education has sent a reminder to schools of their responsibility to address and prevent disability discrimination...
The U.S. Department of Education has sent a reminder to schools of their responsibility to address and prevent disability discrimination...
A new kind of attack is being made on Apple’s iCloud, called a “man-in-the-middle attack”. This kind of attack is when a hacker puts a fake website between the user and the real website they were aiming for...
A new kind of attack is being made on Apple’s iCloud, called a “man-in-the-middle attack”. This kind of attack is when a hacker puts a fake website between the user and the real website they were aiming for...
From fingerprint readers to voice imprints, more and more businesses are using biometrics for many purposes -- but the question now is are consumers prepared to handle the privacy implications?...
From fingerprint readers to voice imprints, more and more businesses are using biometrics for many purposes -- but the question now is are consumers prepared to handle the privacy implications?...
Whisper, the social networking app that lets users post anonymous messages, may have been tracking its users' locations - even those users who have opted out of the service's geolocation features...
Whisper, the social networking app that lets users post anonymous messages, may have been tracking its users' locations - even those users who have opted out of the service's geolocation features...
Connecting with friends and family has always been the mission of Facebook., and anonymity has long been discouraged on the site...