Stories Tagged as
Children
The crackdown on YouTube user comments: It's complicated
by
Molly Wood
Mar 4, 2019
Do screening tools work?
How tech steals our time — and how to get it back
by
Molly Wood
Jul 26, 2018
A former Googler weighs in on how much time we should spend with technology and how we should make those choices.
Designing tech for the most vulnerable users
by
Molly Wood
Jul 25, 2018
“We can kick them off of Twitter," Danah Boyd of Data & Society says. "It's not that hard, but that won't make the problem go away."
Google's email filtering in the spotlight
by
Molly Wood
Aug 6, 2014
Focus centers on Google's program to scan emails for images of child exploitation.
New device aims for paranoid-parent market
by
Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2014
Electronics-maker LG causes a stir with a new child-tracking wearable device.
Netflix declares the death of Saturday morning cartoons
by
Molly Wood
Dec 24, 2013
Netflix comes out with its first original kids' program.
For California minors, Internet regrets may be a thing of the past
by
Molly Wood
Sep 24, 2013
A new bill passed in California aims to protect minors from having a permanent record of photos and phrases they might regret.
For public good, not for profit.
The underground child exchange
by
Molly Wood
Sep 12, 2013
A new investigation reveals a network of parents who are offering unwanted children to others via online message boards.
Should parents play NSA to their children's online activities?
by
Molly Wood
Aug 14, 2013
Parents want to make sure their children are safe when using the internet, but at what point does monitoring your kids become needless spying?
Websites accused of collecting kids' online data
by
Molly Wood
Aug 23, 2012
A group of consumer advocate organization says some big name companies are violating kids' online privacy laws.