MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'internet safety'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718370&cid=t_308880_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fworklife-test-your-computer-password-safety-sort-of%2F photo: Thinkstock While browsing Lifehacker today, something caught our eye – “How Secure Is My Password?” Since we’ve been using the same password for basically everything for the past ten years, we thought this seemed like a good idea. How Secure Is My Password is a site that will check how common your password is, and how easy it would be to hack. Sounds like a smart idea. Ok, let’s enter our passw–what? We shouldn’t use our real password, because someone could steal it? Well, damn. Thanks for nothing. Lifehacker says the site is just a good way to get a sense of how safe different types of passwords really are. For instance, the word password is a bad password. (Now there’s a revelation!) Somewhat obviously, you should choose an obscure word ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718370 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:25:45 +0100 3718370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687101&cid=t_308880_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsocial-media-bill-of-rights%2F2010.06.22 Should we have a Bill of Rights for social media sites? It’s something we need to consider as such software becomes an integral part of our daily communications. Some might say such a document isn’t needed, that we aught to take a buyer-beware approach. But I would argue that the core issue of the privacy threats of new media isn’t really privacy, but rather dignity. Having to go through fifty steps to set your privacy settings is undignified, even if your privacy is ensured. So if we value human dignity, we aught to consider standards of dignity. A Bill of Rights, even if unenforceable, may at least remind us of the disturbing force of social technologies. What’s your take? *This blog post was originally published at Phil Baumann* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687101 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:00:15 +0100 3687101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658954&cid=t_308880_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flittle-kids-online-is-it-safe%2F2010.06.13 When should small kids get online? Is there a magic age? Is there a “best” way to start? What websites should small kids begin their online life with? And, most importantly, is it safe for small kids to be online? Tune in as Dr. Gwenn talks about helping your youngest kids begin their online safely and smartly with you there as their earliest online guides. Listen to the show on BlogTalkRadio here. *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658954 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:00:46 +0100 3658954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656873&cid=t_308880_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpediatricsnow.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fshow-25-preview-small-kids-onlineis-safe%2F%3Futm_source%3Drss%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dshow-25-preview-small-kids-onlineis-safe Show 25 Preview: Small Kids Online Is It Safe?? When should small kids get online? Is there a magic age? Is there a “best” way to start? What websites should small kids begin their online life with? And, most importantly, is it safe for small kids to be online? Tune in this week as Dr. Gwenn talks about helping your youngest kids begin their online safely and smartly with you there as their earliest online guides. Show Date: Thursday June 10, 2010 Show Time: Noon ET Show Page: www.blogtalkradio.com/drgwenn Listen to internet radio with Dr. Gwenn on Blog Talk Radio SHOW NUTS AND BOLTS Listening To The Show Live: You have 2 ways to listen to the show live 1. From my show site. On the day of the show, you’ll see the “play/chat” button when it’s show time. Clic... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656873 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:02:46 +0100 3656873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294662&cid=t_308880_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F02%2F22%2Fhow-risky-are-social-networking-sites-for-kids%2F This article discussed in this post, isn’t recent but the conclusion is very nuanced which isn’t always the case with publications especially in news media about social networking and kids or adolescents. Seems that politicians are advocating measures to restrict social networking for children in order to prevent assumed online sexual exploitation and Internet harassment. Broad claims of victimization risk, at least defined as unwanted sexual solicitation or harassment, associated with social networking sites do not seem justified. Prevention efforts may have a greater impact if they focus on the psychosocial problems of youth instead of a specific Internet application, including funding for online youth outreach programs, school antibullying programs, and online mental health ... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294662 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:02:32 +0100 3294662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977434&cid=t_308880_123_f&fid=38598&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drgwennisin.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fdigital-citizenship-starts-at.html   We all consider ourselves citizens of the world, global citizens. But, do you realize we’re also digital citizens? That was the topic of last week’s Family Online Safety Institute conference in Washington, DC, where I had the privilege of being on the panel,Exploring Why Kids Behave The Way They Do OnLine, and interacting with the industry’s top movers and shakers in industry, research and policy. The overriding theme of the two day conference was digital citizenship…in particular “Building a Culture of Responsibility: From Online Safety to Digital Citizenship.” We heard every topic imaginable from what’s happening in technology to keeping our kids safe online to topics on how parents can talk to kids about being better digital citizens to why schools need to step into... Dr. Gwenn Is In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977434 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:52:00 +0100 2977434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1248941&cid=t_308880_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fthurs-corruption-daydream-believer.html I make pancakes in the kitchen on a Sunday morning. Every few seconds I hear another word bellowed from far away ‘bulbous’……..’bouffant’………’gazebo’……….’shindig’……..’whale’… 'macadamnia' ....….’wubber’……’beluga’……….’’galloshes’……’Wario’………There are several more of them, but those are the only ones I can remember, the only bits of the puzzle available to my tiny brain. I’m not able to make any sense of them, but each word is followed by a shriek that definitely falls into the humourously amused category. I think of all the toys that we left out the night before. Instead of ‘tidying time’ they were allowed a stay of execution, or rather the toys were. The elaborate conglomerate was permitted to cover t... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1248941 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:55:00 +0100 1248941