Safe and Secure

Survey: Most teens take steps to protect their privacy (podcast)

Larry Magid — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society has mostly good news about how teens approach privacy issues on social-networking services.

While "teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than …

Does Facebook's new 'Home' put too much Facebook in your face? (podcast)

Larry Magid — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:28:06 PDT

Facebook's new Home software on Android means still more ways to interact with people whom you're not actually with at the time. Is that always a good thing?

RSA sees 'big data' as key to corporate security (podcast)

Larry Magid — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:03:51 PST

RSA Vice President Brian Fitzgerald discusses why analyzing a company's stores of data can help spot abnormalities that could identify an ongoing attack.

Expert advice for online dating (podcast)

Larry Magid — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:03:00 PST

"It's never been easier to find a date," says CyberDatingExpert.com publisher Julie Spira. And when it comes to online dating, she adds, the "stigma is gone."

She credits Facebook with helping to make people feel comfortable about sharing online and about joining an online …

U.S. just getting on board Safer Internet Day (podcast)

Larry Magid — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:33:25 PST

A mostly European event to educate youth on safer Internet practices is starting to get attention in the U.S.

FTC re-slams apps for kids over privacy concerns

Larry Magid — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:47:20 PST

In a follow up to a 2011 study, the Federal Trade Commission found that "little or no progress has been made" on disclosure of information gathering since the first report was issued.

MetaCert aims to block porn throughout the home (podcast)

Larry Magid — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:52:15 PDT

There are lots of tools out there to help parents keep their kids away from what's typically considered inappropriate online content. Most, however, run on PCs and Macs, which means all bets are off if, for instance, a child surfs via a smartphone or a tablet.

MetaCert has a …

How Facebook fights child porn

Larry Magid — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:36:23 PDT

It's an Internet-wide problem that Facebook, among many others, is proactively trying to combat.

California AG Kamala Harris on app privacy deal (podcast)

Larry Magid — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:14:25 PST

Larry Magid chats by phone with California Attorney General Kamala Harris shortly after she announces an agreement with major app companies to protect the privacy of consumers.

Originally posted at For the Record Podcast

FTC: Mobile apps for kids lack privacy disclosures

Larry Magid — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:39:36 PST

The agency has issued a staff report saying mobile apps aimed at kids often don't spell out data collection and sharing practices.