Teens are addicted to their phones and it’s causing a host of problems from difficulties socializing, sleeping, and identifying predators online. On Tuesday, parents listened to experts at Lake Pend ...

O’Neil had been communicating online with individuals he believed to be underage, but, in fact, were detectives from the department’s Child Exploitation Unit who were on the other end, police said.

However, there are ways to mitigate these risks, such as using a VPN. Let’s delve deeper into the dangers of public Wi-Fi and explore how we can safeguard our online activities while on the go. When ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Don't Fall For This Fake Email Scam, Feds Warn A new scam is targeting people with a fake email and officials are urging the public to stay vigilant. The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of ...

Bereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones. The website, which we are not naming, has more ...

District Attorney Special Investigator Steve Tanio and District 26 District Attorney Chris Boring teamed up Wednesday for the first of two days of workshops aimed at helping teens stay safe online.

The IgniteHer Bootcamp, a flagship initiative of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), successfully ...

Although the Act was passed in 2023, it will only be later in this month and then in the summer that new powers arrive that will apply to search services and social media. The children’s codes will ...

We have had the opportunity to interview the CEO of the IWF as part of our programming, highlighting their crucial role in keeping the internet safer. Conversations about eating disorders often arise ...