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
5 Ways to Reset Your Family’s Digital Habits this Summer
There’s no doubt you’ve established great digital ground rules that worked well during quarantine. However, as we...Aug 23, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
More Apps for Younger Users Emerging. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.
More and more social platforms are coming up with safer ways for younger kids to access their...Aug 21, 2022 | 3 MIN READ
Family Safety
Setting Up Parental Controls in TikTok, Instagram & Snapchat
Doing all you can to keep your kids safe online feels like an overwhelming task until you...Jul 06, 2022 | 6 MIN READ
Family Safety
Kids & Cash Apps: What Parents Need to Know
Cash apps are here to stay, and your kids are likely happily using one of them. Here's...Jul 05, 2022 | 5 MIN READ
How To Guides and Tutorials
6 Tips to Help Your Balance Your Children’s Summer Screentime
Summer months can be both busy and boring if you are a child. How can you keep...Jun 08, 2022 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
How to Keep Your Retirement Safe from Online Scams
Online scams that targets senior adults is skyrocketing. Here’s how senior adults (and those who love them)...Jun 02, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Social Media: How to Steer Your Family Clear of Cryptomining Malware
More sophisticated ways to steal data—and computer processing power for illegal cryptomining—surface daily. Here’s how to safeguard...Feb 17, 2022 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Cyberbullying: Words do Hurt When it Comes to Social Media
Cyberbullying continues to rise and can cause emotional and health issues for kids. Here’s how you can...Jan 20, 2022 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
Helping Older Adults Build Strong Digital Literacy Skills
The speed at which technology advances can easily overwhelm older adults. Here’s how to help the older...Dec 22, 2021 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?
How much screen time is too much following the pandemic? Here are thoughtful way to help your...Dec 08, 2021 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
How to Help Your Kids Combat Clickbait Scams
Clickbait designed to drive web traffic can be a harmless distraction or a major disaster if they...Nov 29, 2021 | 5 MIN READ
Mobile Security
5 Signs Your Device May be Infected with Malware or a Virus
Malware attacks are at an all-time high. Are your family devices secure? Here are the signs your...Nov 16, 2021 | 5 MIN READ