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Family Safety

Online safety resources to help teach parents and kids what they can do to protect themselves in today’s digital environment


Beyond Facebook – How targeted advertising works across the web

At some point when using a web browser, you’ve probably had the following experience: You look something up in a search engine and click a few links to product pages, review sites, etc. You then navigate to another website, like Facebook or someone’s blog, seemingly unrelated to that previous search. There, you notice specific advertisements […]

National Missing Children’s Day 2018

May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day in the USA, it’s dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority. It serves as a reminder to continue efforts to reunite missing children with their families. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25, 1983, the first […]

4 Ways to make your social media passwords more secure

Social media passwords are not usually well-managed. How can you ensure that they’re as strong as possible?

Understanding app permissions and how they affect your data

You’ve probably seen it before, if only for a brief moment while installing an app or trying to use one of its video or photo features for the first time: a list of permissions the program wants from your device. Depending on the application, you may be asked to approve its access to your contacts, […]

Is it Safe to Sign into Websites with Your Social Media Account?

Is it OK to sign into a website with your Facebook or Google account?

4 Tips for Secure Web Browsing

Let’s look at some simple measures you can take to improve your safety while browsing the internet.