The popularity of AI photo editing apps (like Lensa) is skyrocketing. The number of concerns and complaints about their usage is growing just as quickly. These tools — which offer users the ability to automatically transform their images into fantastical portraits — have set off alarm bells relating to data privacy, non-consensual sexualization, and potential content theft.
One of the most significant online safety risks for children and teenagers today is sextortion. "Sextortion" is an online crime where youth are exploited through blackmail or coercion in an attempt to send explicit images and videos, ...
Linewize EVP Ross Young recently spoke with Gabriel Carrillo of EdTech Bites to discuss how Linewize technology prioritizes student safety. Titled Keeping Our Students Safe With Linewize, the podcast was recorded from FETC in New Orleans ...
As technology becomes increasingly prominent in the classroom and at home, adults and children alike find themselves frequently engaged in their devices. A 2021 report by Common Sense Media found that among children ages 8-12, 57% own a ...
Deciding between endpoint or API-based filtering and online monitoring solutions can be challenging for network administrators.
When the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was passed in 2000, it cemented the fact that school systems have a responsibility to protect their students’ digital welfare.
As educators become adjusted to a post-pandemic learning environment, it’s important for administrators and IT personnel to manage school-issued devices strategically. Over the past few months, ransomware groups have increasingly targeted ...
A simple search for “tech gifts for kids” returns thousands of results. Every year, parents and guardians rely on the Internet for ideas on what to buy children for the holidays. As technology becomes increasingly interconnected with ...
From the home to the classroom and into the workplace, our children will rely on technology for learning, creating, and playing—which is why it’s so important to instill healthy online habits early on.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, making this the perfect time for a conversation about good mental health practice in one of the places we need it most: the classroom.