One of the most effective methods you can use to protect kids online is to talk to them. The younger you start talking to them, and they to you, the better. Hold regular conversations about online safety issues, even going…
Monday review – the hot 16 stories of the week
From fears about fake news on Facebook to how BlackNurse can overwhelm firewalls from a single laptop
Spammers Compromised Popular Twitter Accounts Including Viacom And Microsoft Xbox
“A number of popular Twitter accounts suddenly wanted to help you add more followers,” joked Engadget. An anonymous reader writes: Early Saturday morning, due to a breach of the Twitter Counter analytics service, the compromised Twitter accounts started posting images…
Humble Bundle Supports The EFF With A LEGO eBook Sale
The EFF is describing it as “a break for your brain.” An anonymous reader writes: Humble Bundle has announced a special “pay what you want” sale for four ebooks about LEGO from No Starch Press, with proceeds going to the…
Google Opens Real-World 'Google Shops' in Canada
Streetlight writes: Google is moving towards a physical presence in Best Buy stores…mimicking what Samsung has done. Hopefully the “stores” are staffed with competent professionals that know what they’re selling and maybe provide some help to those who have purchased…
One Third of California's Trees Are Dead
“There are about 21 million acres of trees spread across California’s 18 national forests, and the latest figures show 7.7 million of them — more than one-third — are dead.” An anonymous reader quotes the San Francisco Chronicle: California’s lingering…
Ask Slashdot: Could A 'Smart Firewall' Protect IoT Devices?
To protect our home networks from IoT cracking, Ceaus wants to see a smart firewall: It’s a small box (the size of a Raspberry Pi) with two ethernet ports you put in front of your ISP router. This firewall is…