After all these years, Apple will finally let you hide, or just lock, almost any app on your iPhone. Now, you can keep your hookup apps separate from your everyday life, or stop someone from peering into your shopping history when you hand them your phone. The change comes alongside a new hidden apps folder that Apple announced in the AI-focused WWDC 2024 keynote . It’s part of iOS 18 , currently
The Impact of Smartphone Use on Teen Mental Health, and How We Can All Contribute to the Solution
[unable to retrieve full-text content]In today’s digital age, smartphones have become an indispensable part of daily life, especially for teenagers. From socializing to studying, entertainment to communication, these devices offer a myriad of benefits. However, last year the Surgeon General released an advisory indicating excessive smartphone use among teens may have detrimental effects on their mental health, including: Mental […]
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Since 1998, NCMEC has operated the CyberTipline, a place where the public and electronic service providers can report suspected online and offline child sexual exploitation. The millions of reports made each year uniquely situate NCMEC to identify trends and create prevention resources to address the evolving needs of kids and teens online.
NetSmartz is NCMEC’s online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.
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Joseph Cox reports: Google has accidentally collected childrens’ voice data, leaked the trips and home addresses of car pool users, and made YouTube recommendations based on users’ deleted watch history, among thousands of other employee-reported privacy incidents, according to a copy of an internal Google database which tracks six years worth of potential privacy and… The post appeared first
A new trove of 361 million email addresses has been added to Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP), the free online service through which users can check whether their account credentials and other data has been compromised in one or more data breaches. Have I Been Pwned? notification (Telegram Combolists) Of these, 151 million haven’t been previously seen in HIBP, says Troy Hunt, the service’s creator. “Alo
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/04/check-account-credentials-compromised/
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Premier Launches Expanded AMBER Alert to Keep Kids Safe
British Columbia’s AMBER Alert system is getting a major boost. Premier Christy Clark and Justice Minister and Attorney General Shirley Bond announced a new government-wide initiative that will see 30,000 civil servants receive AMBER Alerts on their work computers and mobile devices on a 24-hour basis.
By BC Gov Photos on 2012-04-20 10:16:56