The Sneaky Science Behind Tech Obsessions
Son won’t turn off his video game? Daughter obsessed with “likes” on Instagram? It may not be entirely their fault.…
Digital Citizen
A digital citizen refers to a person utilizing Information Technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government. People characterizing themselves as digital citizens often use IT extensively, creating blogs, using social networks, and participating in online journalism. Although digital citizenship potentially begins when any child, teen, and/or adult signs up for an email address, posts pictures online, uses e-commerce to buy merchandise online, and/or participates in any electronic function that is B2C or B2B, the process of becoming a digital citizen goes beyond simple Internet activity.
Firefox fights for family privacy
Parents have enough to sweat over without worrying about how tech is tracking their family. However, a new report calculates…
What’s the Deal With Those Disturbing YouTube Videos That Are Supposed to Be for Kids?
Picture this: Your kid has settled in to watch what looks like a nice Peppa Pig video. The title of…
Perspective: Inappropriate content on the internet
Imagine browsing the internet with good intentions. All of a sudden, a post about something inappropriate appears, and now, since…
The Lost Art of Focused Reading
On this week’s IRL: Online Life is Real Life podcast, Manoush Zomorodi dives into a topic near and dear to…
How do I teach my tween about clickbait?
Phony photos, outrageous claims, too-good-to-be-true contests, cute puppies, celebrity gossip — all these are wrapped up in headlines that move…
Read none about it
You’re doing homework and then have to search something up. You click on this website and you completely forget about…
“Tomorrow I might buy myself a sweet Munchkin Kitten”
Right from the start Firefox was designed to help people to be autonomous online. Mozilla felt that the quality of…
Ethical Technologist Becca Ricks Kicks Off Mozilla’s D.R.E.A.M Speaker Series
All too many disturbing headlines remind us that we’re losing privacy and losing it fast. This new reality has people…
Holiday tech support, the gift that keeps giving
Ah, the holiday season. It’s the time of year when we gather in homes everywhere to celebrate family and friendship,…