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Don’t Let Your New Fridge Take Down the Internet

Don’t Let Your New Fridge Take Down the Internet

by Lynette Owens This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post on November 2, 2016. In October, the U.S. fell victim to a massive cyberattack that caused some of your favorite websites like Amazon and Netflix to be inaccessible. This attack,...

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4 Ways to Protect Your Kids from Cybercriminals

4 Ways to Protect Your Kids from Cybercriminals

by Lynette Owens The original article appeared in the Huffington Post on October 5, 2016. Kids know the internet as a wonder-filled place where their cyberspace adventures are only limited by imagination. As parents, however, we know better. The...

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Age Verification in the Digital Age

Age Verification in the Digital Age

How Old Must One Be to Swipe Left or Right? By Lynette Owens The original article appeared in the Huffington Post on August 10. When Tinder announced it was shutting down all accounts of users younger than 18, many parents were surprised to find...

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Raising Responsible Digital Citizens

Raising Responsible Digital Citizens

August 2, 2016 By Lynette Owens The complete article appears in the August issue of Parenting OC. Today, there are over 37 million kids ages 3-17 that have access to the internet in the U.S. This reality has been ushered in as internet-connected...

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6 Things Parents Should Know About Pokémon Go

6 Things Parents Should Know About Pokémon Go

July 12, 2016 By Lynette Owens Last week, Nintendo launched Pokémon Go, a mobile gaming app based on its popular game franchise of the same name.  The app is free and is unique in that it requires players to move around in the real world in order...

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TechTrend: Why do kids care if we post pictures of them?

March 18, 2016 by Lynette Owens Each week in our TechTrend post, we'll be discussing a current issue, app, news story, or other online trend that is worth some attention and discussion. For this week’s TechTrend, we’re exploring the question: “Why...

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