You know that there are hackers, and then there are hackers, right? Sure there are criminal hackers, but there are also plenty of "white hat" hackers who are in it for the challenge and to help find security breaches so companies and governments can get them fixed. Well, DefCon, one of the longest-running annual hacker conventions, just happened in Las Vegas for the 19th time, and it seems the … [Read more...] about DefCon’s first kid hackers
Archives for August 2011
A Missouri law: Well-intentioned but flawed
Missouri is the "11th worst state in the nation for teachers losing their license for sexual misconduct," State Sen. Jane Cunningham told my ConnectSafely co-director Larry Magid in an interview for CNET. So she sponsored a new law aimed at protecting students from such misconduct. It's great the law makes it much harder to "pass the trash," a term that Senator Cunningham explained refers to … [Read more...] about A Missouri law: Well-intentioned but flawed