Safe Streets Poll
This is a general question, but bears a little thought…of course it also depends if you actually walk anywhere!
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This is a general question, but bears a little thought…of course it also depends if you actually walk anywhere!
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Often as children we are either told to “speak when spoken to” or told to “speak up” (in some cases followed by “stop mumbling”). As adults, we are often told the same thing, though occasionally in a less polite fashion! When it comes to your safety & security, I must insistently say SPEAK UP! Speak…
Dark Patterns that Mislead Consumers Are All Over the Internet Think you can tell a dark pattern from an ethically designed prompt? Take our quiz to find out By: Alfred Ng and Sam Morris In January 2018, Kelly Ross, a mother of three in Washington, D.C., saw a charge from the children’s education app, ABCmouse,…
Consent: noun: consent; plural noun: consents 1. permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. “no change may be made without the consent of all the partners” synonyms: agreement, assent, acceptance, approval, approbation; More permission, authorization, sanction, leave; backing, endorsement, support; informalgo-ahead, thumbs up, green light, OK “the consent of all members” antonyms:…
Borrowing from a certain Credit Card ad everyone has heard…”What’s In Your Pocket”? You must unlearn what you have learned (Master Yoda) What do you carry with you that makes you feel safe? A weapon? A “defensive spray”? Keys? A Talisman or Charm? Your Mobile Phone, maybe? Are you aware that these are mostly useless…
Everyone has the inherent right to safety – their person, their family, their home… Why then is there such a question about the right to defend that safety? In North America especially, we seem to have two extreme views on defending oneself – either not at all, or to the extreme point of ridiculousness – both of…
All too often we hear news of someone who was abused as a child – but only reveals this trauma as an adult. For those who’ve never experienced this, it’s often difficult to understand why/how someone holds that in for so long. Trauma affects everyone differently, but one commonality when children are abused or assaulted…