Daniel Mercer
The scam signals byline examines the request behind a message and explains how to check it through a route the sender does not control.
View 7 articlesAbout SafetySift
The household security desk.
A useful answer to an everyday question
Practical help for the messages, accounts and devices your household uses every day.
We start with a decision a family might actually face. Each guide separates the immediate action from what can wait and points readers to the organization that can help.
How the journal is organized
Four subject areas follow a household from noticing a suspicious request to protecting accounts, setting up shared devices and responding when something goes wrong. Each has a consistent byline and a distinct approach.
Meet the bylines
Our guides use four editorial pen names, each assigned to a subject area. The profiles describe the focus and writing approach of each byline.
Claire Sutton
The account security byline explains sign-ins, recovery methods and shared-device choices in terms of what a household needs to do when something changes.
View 7 articlesAlex Rowan
The family devices byline covers the practical boundaries around shared computers, home networks, app permissions and children's purchases.
View 6 articlesMorgan Ellis
The recovery byline organizes the next steps after a missing phone, a compromised inbox or a suspicious payment, with attention to urgency and useful records.
View 6 articlesHow the articles are written
A guide starts with a specific question, gives the key points, then works through the decisions and common mistakes. Sources and frequently asked questions make it easier to check a detail or follow a next step.
First-person passages express an editorial view or a suggested approach. Household scenarios are illustrations unless a public case is attributed. Photographs are credited separately.