Category — Digital Citizenship
How Parents Can Pass on Good Digital Habits
As adults, we depend on technology to make it through the day. Scheduling meetings, checking emails, and managing our social lives would be next to impossible without the help of digital devices. For parents, the need for these technologies is even more urgent. On top...
Deep Fakes: A Disturbing New Trend in A.I.
If you haven’t heard of “deep fakes” yet, you probably will soon. This new development in artificial intelligence uses deep learning techniques to create fake, computer-generated images and videos of real people. It goes far beyond airbrushing, photoshopping, or...
A Privacy and Security Guide to Bark
At Bark, we take your trust seriously, and we believe that you deserve complete transparency about how we’re securing your data and preserving your privacy. We’re committed to every aspect of your child’s online safety — whether it’s detecting digital dangers or...
Why You Should Have the Tech Talk With Your Kids — And Keep Having It
At Bark, we believe in open, honest communication between kids and parents when it comes to technology. And similar to the birds-and-the-bees talk, with the tech talk, there’s more to teach your kids than can be explained in a quick 15-minute chat. Instead, ongoing...
The Comments Your Kids Leave Online Can Come Back to Haunt Them
On Monday, the story of a high school student named Kyle Kashuv, whose acceptance into Harvard was rescinded, went viral. The university’s decision came after multiple screenshots were published showing that the student had made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic...
What It’s Like Growing Up With Food Allergies
People sometimes talk about food allergies in a vacuum: the cold stats, the punchlines, the stories from a friend of a friend. But for the kids who have them, what is life really like? There are 5.9 million children living with food allergies in the U.S. today, a...
Milestones vs. Maturity: When Kids Get Their First Smartphones
If kids who don’t have smartphones are to be believed, they are literally the only ones in their class without them. And while most of them will get one eventually, that doesn’t make it any easier for parents to decide exactly when is the right time for their kid to...
How Bark for Schools Can Help During Summer
School is beginning to wind down for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that Bark for Schools will be taking a break. Our technology, reviewers, School Safety Managers, and customer service team work year-round to make sure that your students are better protected...
From Cyberbullying to Social Cues: How Bark Can Help Protect Kids With Autism
Kids with autism face different challenges when it comes to growing up and navigating technology, so helping to protect them online is crucial. For families of kids with autism, screens and assistive technologies have been nothing short of revolutionary. Incorporating...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Bark
It’s easy for parents to understand why they need Bark to help keep their kids safe. But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean their kids will be thrilled about having their online activities monitored! A family is a partnership, and everyone should work together when it...
Protecting Students From the Dark Side of Tech
Bark’s Chief Customer Officer, Ross Paterson, recently co-hosted a webinar with Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes. They talked about some of the digital trends they’re seeing that put kids at risk, as well as some ways that schools can help to protect them...
3 Reasons for Families to Celebrate Technology
It’s easy to blame technology for all of the world’s problems. We like to think that if it weren’t for digital devices, we’d all be better off. We wouldn’t get emails after hours, we’d watch fewer advertisements, and our kids would play outside every once in a while...
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