Year: 2016

Law enforcement agencies in the United States, Nederlands, Germany and other nations dismantled a criminal network called Avalanche Agencies involved include United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the FBI, United States […]

ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid is in Guadalajara, Mexico for this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF). IGF, which is convened by the United Nations, is described as “a multistakeholder platform that facilitiates the discussion of public […]

Finally, Netflix is allowing people to download videos to watch offline. That’s great for those of us who fly a lot where even if you pay for WiFi, the connection is too slow to stream video. […]

Once the Thanksgiving tables have been cleared, a lot of folks are thinking about what to buy their friends and loved ones for the holidays. Rumor has it that there is a portly bearded man in the […]

Last year Google released its Popular Times feature as part of Google Now, which tells you when stores are restaurants are at their busiest. Now, in time for holiday shopping, they’re adding real time information, […]

One of the biggest challenges for broadband is the “last mile.” That’s the distance between a central distribution center and people’s homes, businesses and schools. It’s a big problem in rural communities and especially in […]

Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is taking a cue from Snapchat by offering disappearing photos and videos in Instagram Direct along with a new live video feature that lets you share the moment with […]

In the age of smartphones and tablets, printers may seem oh-so 20th century, but they still have their place. Many people still circulate documents and there are those labels you need to print when you return […]

There have been numerous stories in the wake of the election about fake news. Although it’s hard to know how much impact it had, there are some who claim that fake news on Facebook and stories linked from Google could have affected the election outcome. This post, which first appeared on Forbes.com in September 2015, talks about how you can avoid spreading hoaxes and lies. […]

By Larry Magid Posted in October and updated In the words of Bernard Baruch, “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” […]