Actionable insights from an Ethical Technologist to help you raise your kids with eyes-open digital sovereignty.
Explanations and analysis on key platforms, threats, vulnerabilities and how to stay aware and reclaim autonomy.
Over half of teens already use AI companion apps. Some have died. Your kid's new best friend might not be real — and it remembers everything they say. Here's what's happening, why ND kids are uniquely vulnerable, and what to watch for.
Your kid's phone can receive files from strangers within 30 feet. Apple AirDrop and Android Quick Share expose families to unsolicited content, location leakage, and harassment. Here's what the settings actually do and how to secure them without fighting your kid.
Your car collects more data than your phone—location history, voice commands, driving behavior, even cabin audio. GM was caught selling it to insurers without consent. Here's what your vehicle knows about your family and what you can do about it.
Let's face it. Instagram isn't a photo app. It's a gallery where everyone is both curator and exhibit—and your child is learning to perform a life they aren't living. Here's what's happening underneath.
The digital landscape is constantly shifting. Here are the latest insights and information, what they mean for your family, and how to adapt.
Snapstreaks, Snap Scores, and a map showing who's hanging out where. Internal court documents show Snap knew exactly what its design does to teen mental health. Here's the machinery, and what parents can do.
HIPAA was written in 1996 — before smartphones, fitness trackers, and health apps. It doesn't cover what you think it covers, your medical records can't be deleted, and hundreds of millions of Americans have already had theirs stolen.
The affordable smartwatch you got your kid to help keep them safe might be letting strangers track their location, listen through the microphone, and take photos remotely. Here's what's happening and what to do about it.
Over half of teens already use AI companion apps. Some have died. Your kid's new best friend might not be real — and it remembers everything they say. Here's what's happening, why ND kids are uniquely vulnerable, and what to watch for.
Data isn't a commodity — it's an extension of the human body. Your location history, search queries, and biometric patterns aren't byproducts of living. They're traces of your existence, and they belong to you.
Coding is about understanding the language the digital world is written in—a skill that has become indispensable. When your kid can read code, the machinery stops being magic and becomes something they can question, modify, and own.
Know the mission, understand the values and principles, trust the process.
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