Tag Archive for ‘cell phones’
Before You Hand Over a Smartphone to Your Teen…
The numbers keep growing. More and more teenagers are not just armed with a mobile phone, but a Smartphone. It’s estimated that close to a quarter of children between 14 and 17 years old already have one according to a recent report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. While Smartphones are amazing devices [...]
Which App is the Mole?
If you’re one of the estimated 73.3 million people in the United States that owns a smartphone, then you’ve probably downloaded a few apps onto your device. Maybe you’ve accessed The Weather Channel to check the local forecast, or played one of your customized music stations on Pandora. What about a little Angry Birds action? [...]
Privacy: 8 New Year’s Resolutions for Protecting Your Privacy Online
Happy New Year! With 2011 off to a great start, we thought now would be the perfect time for a refresher course about basic online privacy protection. In fact, this would serve as a wonderful opportunity for parents to sit down with their children to review how we can all stay safe online. To jumpstart [...]
Text Messages: U.S. Teens Send Over 3,000 Text Messages Per Month
You’ve given in. Your teenager now has a cell phone. You probably got it for emergency purposes, right? Hey, your child’s a “good kid.” Nothing to worry about… Okay, so maybe you’ve noticed that he or she has been glued to a cell phone lately, but c’mon, what kid isn’t?! Besides, they only send text [...]
Mobile Poll and Mobile Monitoring Feature for Parents
SafetyWeb Mobile Monitoring is included in every SafetyWeb subscription, and shows your child’s mobile phone call and mobile text message activity. It’s never been easier to know who is calling and texting your child, and whom your child is calling and texting. Also know what times your child is using their mobile phone to call and text their friends, and be alerted if they are using their phone at inappropriate or restricted time periods.
Cyberbullying: New Evidence Shows Cyberbullying Victims Suffer High Risk for Depression
Victims of electronic harassment experience an increase in depression and hopelessness, according to a new study released Tuesday by The National Institutes of Health (NIH). Based on information obtained from over 7,000 American students, researchers also found that cyberbullying victims showed a higher rate for depression than face-to-face bullying victims, most likely due to the [...]
Cyberstalking: Spyware Allows Stalkers to Tap Into Cell Phones
You probably think that your cell phone calls are always private and secure, but you’re wrong. A quick Google search will lead you to hundreds of different types of stealth technology services available to anyone for spying purposes. These surveillance products are extremely easy to install and allow cyberstalkers to tap into any target mobile [...]
Cyberbullying: Phoebe Prince Trial Starts in March for One of Six Alleged Cyberbullies
A judge in Hampshire County Superior Court in Northampton, Massachusetts yesterday set a March trial date for eighteen-year-old Sean Muleyville, one of six defendants in the Phoebe Prince case. Fifteen-year-old Prince committed suicide on January 14th after allegedly suffering months of bullying at school and online. Charges against the alleged bullies range from criminal harassment, [...]
Virtual Addiction: Are You a Good Role Model for Your Child?
Admit it. Some of you jokingly call the Blackberry your “crackberry,” and keep your cell phone near you at all hours of the day and night. You take calls when you have to, even during face time with your kids. Nobody’s perfect, but do you really think your kids won’t notice? Think again. Dateline NBC’s [...]
Privacy: Smart Phone Pictures and Geotagging
A Geotag is location-based information stored in the metadata of digital photography. Metadata is data stored within a digital file; it is not visible to the naked eye. Photograph metadata can be quite extensive and may include photographer name, date, camera settings, as well as location data. With most modern digital cameras, geotagging is not [...]
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