I read a lot of news stories about kids and the dangers out there on the Internet. Once in a blue moon, I find one that puts a smile on my face. A group of teenagers in British Columbia are dressing up as superheroes and publicly shaming pedophiles that they met online. There are conflicting [...]

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Chances are over the weekend you hit the stores and came back with at least one Internet-connected device. If you did, make it family safe by downloading a copy of Safe Eyes on your PC or Mac using the promo code “cyber” to get 50% off (a $25 value). One license of Safe Eyes works [...]

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A coordinated attack last week left Facebook users confronted with wall feeds filled with hardcore pornographic and violent images. The attack is already being attributed to hacktivist “Anonymous” and ZDNet’s privacy blogger Violet thinks that the nature of the attack lends itself to an attack on Facebook the company rather than Facebook users. According to [...]

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Guest post by Tracy Mooney, McAfee Cybermom Would it surprise you to know that kids are using phones and web enabled devices to cheat on tests? Did you know that some game websites that are geared for kids, may have games that contain more adult content? Did you know that kids teach each other how [...]

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Santa Claus today issued a plea to the tens of thousands of parents planning to give smartphones, tablets and computers this Christmas: DON’T FORGET TO FILTER!  Santa’s appeal to child-proof these devices with McAfee® Safe Eyes® was sparked by his concern that ho-ho-ho will be replaced by uh-oh-oh when recipients stumble upon the unsavory side [...]

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