Larry Magid
Larry Magid
Larry Magid, also known as Lawrence J. Magid, is an American journalist, technology columnist and commentator. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Los Angeles. He received his BA from the University of California, Berkeleyand a doctorate of education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Magid is on the board of directors of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In 1994 he wrote the first popular publication on Internet safety called Child Safety on the...
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At any given moment, kids are more likely to be online than adults. Hackers know this and lure children with flashy pop-ups and fake prizes that are really malicious attacks intended to give the hacker control of the computer and access to personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers. I applaud Zone Labs for making an effort to help educate families about the dangers online.
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he says. ''He had four or five shows that were big hits in the '60s and started charging what was considered a higher price for tickets, $70. He did this because he was tired of scalpers charging and getting higher prices.
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They may have clocks but they don't have calendars in them. By and large most of the systems in the home will work just fine.
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It?s not that Mac is inherently virus-proof; it?s just that there are so few of them that it?s not that attractive a target.
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The bottom line is that you have to be careful.
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This case is yet another illustration of how important it is for parents to supervise their children's use of Internet.
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We were making progress largely because parents and kids became more aware of the dangers.