Internet Safety Blog
Remember to Blink: Managing Increased Screen Time During a Pandemic
By Lynette Owens This may not surprise you, but since the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-in periods, screen time in homes around the globe is at an all-time high. Internet use in the U.S. is now up 70% in recent studies. That includes more hours on...
During a Pandemic, Civility Needs Strengthening, Too
by Lynette Owens While we all strive to stay healthy and positive during this pandemic, let’s not kid ourselves: COVID-19 has us all on edge. We’re worried about our physical health and that of our loved ones and we’re struggling to grasp what...
Protecting Your Family on Video Chat Apps
By Lynette Owens As many of us continue to stay at home due to the current pandemic, one thing is abundantly clear: Video communication is our present and our future. Humans are social creatures by nature. We thrive on conversations, shared...
3 Ways to Help Your Family Online As You #StayAtHome
The spread of COVID-19 may have limited our ability to do many things, but it hasn’t hampered our mission to help parents and kids use technology in safe, responsible and successful ways. As we all do our part to keep our families and others safe...
Healthy Family Habits to Fight COVID-19 Harms Online and Off
by Lynette Owens As of today, more than 185K global cases of COVID-19 have been documented, according to Johns Hopkins University. Travel has been restricted in many countries, restaurants, bars, and schools have shuttered their doors and many...
Facebook Now Shows Us What We’re Doing Off-Facebook
By Lynette Owens On the heels of Data Privacy Day last week, Facebook introduced the “Off-Facebook Activity” tool, which shows you all of the businesses and apps that give information about you to Facebook. This information seems to be collected...
Taking a Stand Against the Reality of Deepfakes
by Lynette Owens What percent of the content on the internet do you believe is true? While there is certainly lots of reliable information online, it’s getting increasingly difficult to tell the genuine from the rumor-mill, the real from the fake...
Staying safe online: should you “friend” your kids on social media?
It’s been a busy time for our Internet Safety for Kids & Families (ISKF) team. Our outreach efforts at schools are gathering some great momentum, with our volunteers doing close to 80 events for parents and kids in the US over the past 3 months...
What’s Your Story? 2020: Behind the Scenes of our Video Contest
Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids & Families (ISKF) initiative began life 11 years ago. Internet use was pretty different back then, and our message was much simpler: let’s help protect kids from strangers and adult content online. Since...
