Trisha Prabhu was only a teenage when she launched the anti-cyberbullying app, ReThink. Today, she is one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Social Impact list. Her app has been downloaded over 500,000 times. Most anti-bullying programs focus on getting kids…
Talk about oversharing: Up to 50 million Facebook accounts were affected by a security breach discovered in September 2018. Another 40 million may have been vulnerable at the time. Facebook said it immediately notified users and fixed the issue, but…
In September, Yahoo! announced a massive hack to its security system. An estimated 500 million users might have had their private information stolen. The company announced that hacked information could include not only names and email addresses, but also hashed passwords and answers…
When talking about online privacy, people often focus on content — the things we share or post. But according to several recent studies, metadata may be just as important. What is metadata? It is information about that content, such as the time…
Staying aware of online security can help prevent bullying. Keeping phones and social media accounts secure prevents others from using your device or account to bully other people under your name. That is a form of identity theft. Another type…
Four states have now made laws protecting people's digital privacy, making it illegal for the government to access your digital records—including emails, documents, and your phone’s location—without a search warrant. The latest state to adopt this law is California. Read…
Millennials know their way around social media, as many are plugged in almost all the time. But they're also the generation most likely to risk their privacy online. Some have been warned by employers because of what they’ve posted. Most…