It’s been about 15 years since Facebook went mainstream and the iPhone was released. In this short time social media and our pocket computers have become indispensable, even addicting. And now we have a new frontier on the horizon, the Metaverse. You’ve probably heard this trendy buzzword, but do you know what it is? Dr. Ibrahim “Abe” Baggili, a cybersecurity and forensics expert, shares his opinion, some content and security risks his team has found, what his biggest fear is, and more. Then our second guest, Jim Steyer, a civil rights attorney and the founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, offers a path forward. His global child advocacy and parental resource non-profit is devoted to child privacy, fighting for big tech regulations, and helping parents navigate the ever-evolving digital wild west.

If you have questions or guest suggestions, Ali would love to hear from you. Call or text her at (323) 364-6356. Or email go-ask-ali-podcast-at-gmail.com. (No dashes)

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Links of Interest:

Dr. Abe Baggili: Twitter

Connecticut Institute of Technology 

Hacking the Metaverse, LSU Media Center (11/08/22)

Baggili Recent Research: Rise of the Metaverse’s Immersive Virtual Reality Malware and the Man-in-the-Room Attack & Defenses

Information Commissioner’s Office (UK)

Jim Steyer: Twitter

Common Sense Media

Book: Which Side of History: How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives (2020)

Book: Talking Back to Facebook (2012)

Child Mind Institute

Metaverse in the News:

Oculus Founder Claims To Make VR Headset That Will Actually Kill You If You Die In A Game (Forbes, 11/8/22)

An Exploration of 12 Metaverse Use Cases (Ericsson, 6/30/22) 

Murder In The Metaverse: Crime or Creativity? (Medium, 5/28/22)

CREDITS: 

Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang & Gabrielle Collins

Producer & Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell

Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

It’s been about 15 years since Facebook went mainstream and the iPhone was released. In this short time social media and our pocket computers have become indispensable, even addicting. And now we have a new frontier on the horizon, the Metaverse. You’ve probably heard this trendy buzzword, but do you know what it is? Dr. Ibrahim “Abe” Baggili, a cybersecurity and forensics expert, shares his opinion, some content and security risks his team has found, what his biggest fear is, and more. Then our second guest, Jim Steyer, a civil rights attorney and the founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, offers a path forward. His global child advocacy and parental resource non-profit is devoted to child privacy, fighting for big tech regulations, and helping parents navigate the ever-evolving digital wild west.
If you have questions or guest suggestions, Ali would love to hear from you. Call or text her at (323) 364-6356. Or email go-ask-ali-podcast-at-gmail.com. (No dashes)
**Go Ask Ali has been nominated for a Webby Award for Best Interview/Talk Show Episode! Please vote for her and the whole team at <a href="https://bit.ly/415e8uN">https://bit.ly/415e8uN</a> by April 20, 2023!
Links of Interest:
Dr. Abe Baggili: <a href="https://twitter.com/CyberShawerma">Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.newhaven.edu/engineering/connecticut-institute-of-technology/index.php">Connecticut Institute of Technolog</a>y 
<a href="https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/11/virtualreality_safety_metaverse_cybersecurity_hacks.php">Hacking the Metaverse</a>, LSU Media Center (11/08/22)
Baggili Recent Research: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404822003157?via%3Dihub">Rise of the Metaverse’s Immersive Virtual Reality Malware and the Man-in-the-Room Attack &amp; Defenses</a>
<a href="https://ico.org.uk/">Information Commissioner’s Office</a> (UK)
Jim Steyer: <a href="https://twitter.com/jimsteyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.commonsense.org/">Common Sense Media</a>
Book: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/which-side-of-history-james-p-steyer/1136709685">Which Side of History: How Technology Is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives</a> (2020)
Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Back-Facebook-Raising-Digital/dp/145165734X">Talking Back to Facebook</a> (2012)
<a href="https://childmind.org/">Child Mind Institute</a>
Metaverse in the News:
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/11/08/oculus-founder-makes-vr-headset-that-will-actually-kill-you-if-you-die-in-a-game/?sh=5f8cc70375a1">Oculus Founder Claims To Make VR Headset That Will Actually Kill You If You Die In A Game</a> (Forbes, 11/8/22)
<a href="https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2022/7/10-metaverse-use-cases">An Exploration of 12 Metaverse Use Cases</a> (Ericsson, 6/30/22) 
<a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/murder-in-the-metaverse-crime-or-creativity-b4e25265a831">Murder In The Metaverse: Crime or Creativity?</a> (Medium, 5/28/22)
CREDITS: 
Executive Producers: Sandie Bailey, Lauren Hohman, Tyler Klang &amp; Gabrielle Collins
Producer &amp; Editor: Brooke Peterson-Bell
Associate Producer: Akiya McKnight

Ali Wentworth has become a comedic authority on dissecting the shit show that is modern life. In season 3 of Go Ask Ali, she speaks with experts, friends and celebrities as part of her personal masterclass to learn more about the things happening with us and our world. She also answers questions from listeners and guests the only way Ali can: with honesty, candor and humor. Leave her a question at (323) 364-6356 or email a voice memo to GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com.

Ali Wentworth has become a comedic authority on dissecting the shit show that is modern life. In season 3 of Go Ask Ali, she speaks with experts, friends and celebrities as part of her personal masterclass to learn more about the things happening with us and our world. She also answers questions from listeners and guests the only way Ali can: with honesty, candor and humor. Leave her a question at (323) 364-6356 or email a voice memo to GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com.

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Ali Wentworth has become a comedic authority on dissecting the shit show that is modern life. In season 3 of Go Ask Ali, she speaks with experts, friends and celebrities as part of her personal masterclass to learn more about the things happening with us and our world. She also answers questions from listeners and guests the only way Ali can: with honesty, candor and humor. Leave her a question at (323) 364-6356 or email a voice memo to GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com.

Ali Wentworth has become a comedic authority on dissecting the shit show that is modern life. In season 3 of Go Ask Ali, she speaks with experts, friends and celebrities as part of her personal masterclass to learn more about the things happening with us and our world. She also answers questions from listeners and guests the only way Ali can: with honesty, candor and humor. Leave her a question at (323) 364-6356 or email a voice memo to <a href="mailto:GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com">GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com</a>.

Two top-notch guests join Ali to explain, first, what the heck the metaverse is and, second, what parents can do to protect their kids from the digital typhoon.

Parenting the Digital Wild West w/ Dr. Abe Baggili and Jim Steyer

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