Year: 2020

Millions of people use online dating services and many have excellent outcomes. But, as with anything you do online, you need to take some precautions — especially if you plan to meet with the person. […]

Julie Spira knows a lot about looking for love in all the right online places. Her website Cyber-Dating Expert is the go-to place for people looking for online dating advice. She’s also an author and […]

View the livestream (Tues, Feb 11 at 10:00 AM Pacific (1 PM ET)   The theme for Safer Internet Day 2020 celebration on Tuesday, February 11 is “Together for a better internet.” ConnectSafely.org, the nonprofit […]

The Wall Street journal is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) are using a commercial database of cell phone locations to ” detect undocumented immigrants and others who […]

Netflix has two autoplay features. One automatically plays the next episode in a series and the other autoplays previews while browsing. Personally I like the first option. When I’m binge watching, I like having the […]

If you missed Google’s Superbowl ad or just want to re-watch it, click above to see what all the fuss is about. And read on to see why on one prominent tech commentator called it […]

I think a lot about unintended consequences.  That’s certainly the case when it comes to laws. Some of the best-intentioned legislation designed to help a great many people winds up hurting or inconveniencing some of […]

A website operated by Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering pulls together data from the World Health Organisation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as well as health authorities in Europe and China. […]

A report from the United Nations suggests that Amazon CEO and Washinton Post owner Jeff Bezos was the victim of a hack orchestrated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). The UN report  says […]

 by Larry Magid This post appeared in the Mercury News Numerous articles have been published linking tech use among adolescents with increase rates of depression, suicide and other harms. Back in 2011, an article […]