Toni Birdsong
Author, McAfee Consumer
Toni Birdsong began her career as a reporter in Los Angeles and later became a writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Her passion for digital safety started 10 years ago as a way to gain the survival skills she needed to parent her own connected teenagers. Her goal with each post is to give busy parents the insight they need raise wiser, more compassionate digital kids. When she’s not writing (her first love), you can find Toni hiking, watching TikTok, or trying not to break an important body part at CrossFit.
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Family Safety
8 Easy Ways to Hack-Proof Your Family’s Smartphones
We love our smartphones but so do hackers. Here's how to make sure your family's favorite device — the smartphone...Feb 10, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
5 Digital Family Values to Embrace to Make the Internet a Better Place
A better internet — one free of bullying, division, hate, and crime — isn’t just an aspiration,...Feb 03, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
How to Treat Your Family’s Personal Data Like Gold in a Hyper-Connected World
It's National Data Privacy Day: How do you help your family cherish it's privacy in such a hyper-connected world?Jan 27, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Determined to Find Love Online in 2018? Here are 5 Ways to Protect Your Privacy
Determined to find love online in 2018? Great, just beware. Here are 5 ways to protect your privacy if you...Jan 20, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
2018 Texting Slang Update: How to Decode What Your Teen is Saying Online
Teen texting slang is mostly harmless but here are some words parents should keep on their radar to keep kids...Jan 13, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
2018 Resolution: Lose the Weight of Tech Safety Guilt Once and for All
January is here, and we’ve got goals to crush. We want to be more productive. We want...Jan 06, 2018 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
Be Unhackable: Here’s Your Post-Holiday Gift Safety Checklist
‘Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the house All the smart toys were buzzing and beeping...Dec 29, 2017 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Family Tech: How to Save Your Vanishing Attention Span
Is your technology use impacting your attention span? Make this holiday and this year great — reclaim your focus and...Dec 16, 2017 | 6 MIN READ
Family Safety
How to Make Sure That Shiny New Device Does Not Get Hacked this Holiday
Wait! Before you fire up those digital holiday gifts, take the time to ensure they are protected from hackers.Dec 12, 2017 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
10 Pro-Active Ways to Dodge the Traps of Identity Thieves
Identity theft hits hard. Here are 10 ways to shore up your personal information online and avoid digital danger zones.Dec 05, 2017 | 7 MIN READ
Family Safety
Holiday Challenge: How Serious Are You About Curbing Your Screentime?
Scrolling your holidays away? Try these practical ways to unplug your tech and plug into the holiday season.Nov 28, 2017 | 6 MIN READ
Family Safety
Tech-Thankful: 10 Ways Technology Empowers Our Parenting Today
For every one story about technology and its risks, there are 100s of positives. We're especially thankful for these 10...Nov 21, 2017 | 6 MIN READ