arlier on this month, we talked about cultivating media literacy. Now, developers are creating social media extensions that identify and label fake news. Turns out, these extensions are relatively quick and easy to throw together. However, these extensions are still...

With more and more content available to researchers of all ages, the skills needed to discern the credibility of what we read is on the decline. Media literacy is slipping, and the result is inaccurate information presented as truth and proliferated. This month, we...

I want to talk to you about skepticism. A healthy dose skepticism in your life goes a long way to protecting you from believing and acting upon false information. If you receive a suspicious email from a person or business you know and trust, call them before...

In this issue, I want to talk about the darker side of convenience. Voice recognition software, voice commands, and voice-to-text applications make it easy to be hands-free, safe to use your devices and communicate with minimal distractions. At the same time,...

We're in the thick of the spookiest of seasons. Halloween carries the playful spirit of trickery and retribution! Getting swept up in the sport of getting even - whether on October 31st or online - can go too far. A house on the block didn't pass out candy? Out come...

Con artists prey on desperation, using what we need the most as an entry point to lure in victims. What is one thing that most of us need desperately, that when we don't have enough of it the stress precludes us from thinking straight? Money, of course. Independent...

Texting is one of the most common forms of communication we have today. In many ways, it's great. It's fast, easy, and is a great way to coordinate, keep in touch, check in, and say what needs to be said and no more. It's also officially no longer private in Canada....