Author Archives: Frederick Lane

Cover Slide for "Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society" [2018-05-16]

Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society [Lecture]

2018-05-16 Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on May 16, 2018, at the United States Consulate in Guangzhou, China. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

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Cybertraps for Administrators and School Boards [Lecture]

2018-02-18 Cybertraps for Administrators and School Boards from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on February 18, 2018 at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Alaska Society for Technology in Education in Anchorage, Alaska. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for…

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Digital Citizenship: Promoting Safety, Respect, and Collegiality in a Fractured World [Lecture]

2018-01-25 Digital Citizenship from Frederick Lane A webinar delivered to members of California Schools Risk Management on 25 January 2018. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

The cover for Obscene Profits, written by Frederick Lane and published in 2000.

“Sex Robots and Private Data”: A Podcast Interview with Funny as Tech

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to Grand Central Tech to record a studio interview for the Funny as Tech podcast on the provocative topic of “Sex Robots and Our Private Data.” The podcast is now live and available for download on iTunes. As you can hear on the podcast, there are a lot…

[L to R] Baratunde Thurston, Anneka Jong, Scott Hartley, David Ryan Polgar, and Joe Leonardo -- Funny as Tech, November 7, 2017

Funny As Tech: A Thought-Provoking and Entertaining Evening

If you live in the New York area, I highly recommend making a trip to the People’s Improv Theater on East 24th Street in Manhattan to attend a performance of “Funny as Tech.” The show is the brainchild of tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar (@TechEthicist) and comedian Joe Leonardo (@ImJoeLeonardo). Each month, they tape a…

If an Employee Tweets in the Woods, Can She Be Fired?

Item: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones threatens to bench any members of the team who kneel during the national anthem. Item: Sportscaster Jemele Hill is suspended for two weeks by ESPN for suggesting that any fans upset with Jones’s announcement should think about the fact that they are watching the game and buying products from…

Five Things Senator Ted Cruz and His Staff Can Teach Your Kids

Is it just me or has the news cycle accelerated to the point of near-incomprehensability? Events which once would have been a topic of conversation for a week (if not longer) are now rapidly buried under an uending onslaught of newly-shocking developments. While that is challenge for anyone who writes a blog (or frankly, for…

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Cybertraps & Cyberethics: Kids, Educators, and School Districts [Lecture]

2017-09-08 Cybertraps & Cyberethics: Kids, Educators, and School Districts from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the Tri-Valley School District in Grahamsville, NY on 8 September 2017 If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

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Cyberethics for Educators [Lecture]

2017-09-06 Cyberethics for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered to the Missouri Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education in Columbia, MO on 6 September 2017. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Cybertraps for School Boards & Administrators [Lecture]

2017-08-19 Cybertraps for Administrators and School Boards from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on behalf of the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Garapan, Saipan on 19 August 2017. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please…