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Social Media, Halloween, and Teacher Costumes Cybertraps 140

– Will your costume cost you your job? – Halloween will be celebrated on Monday, October 31, 2022. – Jethro’s Best Halloween Costume – Prediction: By mid-November, at least one teacher will have been fired for an inappropriate costume – Great article on the history of Halloween at History.com – Celebration dates back roughly 2,000…

Social Media, Halloween, and Teacher Costumes Cybertraps 140

– Will your costume cost you your job? – Halloween will be celebrated on Monday, October 31, 2022. – Jethro’s Best Halloween Costume – Prediction: By mid-November, at least one teacher will have been fired for an inappropriate costume – Great article on the history of Halloween at History.com – Celebration dates back roughly 2,000…

The Negative Effects of Online Content Cybertraps 138

News Item: Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl living in London, committed suicide in November 2017. Earlier today (Sept. 30, 2022), a senior coroner ruled that her death was the result of depression and “the negative effects of online content.” Inquest A two-week inquest into the cause of Russell’s death focused on her use of Instagram…

The Cybertraps of Emerging Technologies: “Deep Fakes,” Augmented and Virtual Reality, the Metaverse, and Whatever AI Has In Store for Us Cybertraps 139

This is a preview of Fred’s general session presentation at PPI on October 19 in Boise, ID Carrie Goldberg’s Thread about her lawsuit against Amazon The full title of the presentation is “The Cybertraps of Emerging Technologies: “Deep Fakes,” Augmented and Virtual Reality, the Metaverse, and Whatever AI Has In Store for Us” Outline Introduction…

Cybertraps 139

This is a preview of Fred’s general session presentation at PPI on October 19 in Boise, ID Carrie Goldberg’s Thread about her lawsuit against Amazon The full title of the presentation is “The Cybertraps of Emerging Technologies: “Deep Fakes,” Augmented and Virtual Reality, the Metaverse, and Whatever AI Has In Store for Us” Outline Introduction…

Smartwatches for Little Kids: Yes or No? Cybertraps 137

News Item: A recent New York Times article reports that an increasing number of parents are buying Apple watches for elementary school kids Smartwatches for children are a booming sector of the tech market Hundreds of different models with a range of features Some smartwatches are tied to particular cellular companies, others are “unlocked” A…

Smartwatches for Little Kids: Yes or No? Cybertraps 137

News Item: A recent New York Times article reports that an increasing number of parents are buying Apple watches for elementary school kids Smartwatches for children are a booming sector of the tech market Hundreds of different models with a range of features Some smartwatches are tied to particular cellular companies, others are “unlocked” A…