Senator Charles Schumer to headline DC Safer Internet Day event

On February 11th, ConnectSafely will hold a half-day event: “Safer Internet Day 2014: Teens and Tech Leaders on Building a Better Internet,” with featured speaker Sen. Charles Schumer. There will be two panel discussions featuring youth leaders from five states and a...

US getting started with the very global Safer Internet Day

ConnectSafely Although still not widely recognized in the US, Safer Internet Day is nevertheless “official” now, with participation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Education (DOE). Though marked by Net users in schools, nonprofit...

Great opportunities launched on Safer Internet Day 2013

By Anne Collier Now here’s an interesting question, one that young digital media users don’t hear a lot: “What does the good side of the Internet look like?” They’re invited to submit a creative answer to that question in video format, either as individuals (aged 13+)...

Time: A High-Tech Dragnet

By Jill Smolowe November 1, 1993 When children disappear, a fate that has befallen 4,500 American kids in the past year, their faces usually turn up as blurry black-and-white snapshots tacked plaintively on poles around their neighborhood. But the crisp likeness of...