The Dangers of Anonymity
The Internet has attracted a lot of attention in recent years because of the anti-social activities of some users. Almost invariably, these trolls rely on anonymity as a way of being able to attack other users without much fear of being caught.Many privacy advocates claim that anonymity is essential to the on-going success of the Internet, protecting political dissenters and other minorities, whilst allowing them to exercise free speech. Other bodies, including Google, disagree, and … [Continue reading ...]
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Are You Forgetting Your Manners?
That is a question I remember hearing on occasion when I was growing up in the mid-south. In that part of the country, manners matter. The southern section of the USA has a personality, values, and mores that are unique. Just like other parts of the country. Now think of the internet as a country (a very big country), where personalities, values, and mores are expressed in a worldwide, common domain. It's not just the South, or the North, or the coasts, but virtually every country in the world is represented on the World Wide Web. And people … [Continue reading ...]
What is Texting Doing to Our Teens?
Teenagers are all about communication with their friends and text messaging has become a major part of the daily lives of many teens. Since thoughts can be communicated immediately, teens often text more than … [Continue reading...]
How to Handle Monitoring Your Child’s Online Activity
So, you’ve just seen some disturbing pictures on your teen’s social networking site and asked him about them. He, of course, is freaking out and accusing you of being a dream crushing, life-ruining spy on a … [Continue reading...]
How Smart Phones are Used to Spy on You
These days, smart phones are as ubiquitous at the dinner table during a business function as the knife, fork and spoon. Most people seem tolerant of the colleague across the table actively using their phone for … [Continue reading...]
Acxiom and Database Marketing: Learn About ‘Big Brother’ on Steroids and How to Opt Out
Have you ever heard of a company called Acxiom? If you’re like most Americans, probably not. But while you may not know much about Acxiom, they sure know a lot about you.Acxiom knows more about you than … [Continue reading...]
Trading on Disaster: How Online Trading Can Lead to Identity Theft
Imagine this: You go online to check the balance in your brokerage account. You discover it’s much lower than you expected. You notice stock trades that you didn’t execute and wire transfers to … [Continue reading...]
Online Reputation Management is Key to Finding a New Job
Online reputation managementis becoming important to the job search process of recent college graduates. In fact, it's becoming so important that Syracuse University is giving this year's graduates a six-month … [Continue reading...]
ProPublica to Track How Politicians Target You
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. They are located in Manhattan. Today they announced a new program to illuminate how political … [Continue reading...]
