About Lee Rickwood
Lee Rickwood covers developments in media and technology with particular interest in how such developments affect our social, political and economic activities and interactions.
In response to global reports about its mobile devices being hacked by sophisticated spyware, Apple has launched a lawsuit against one of the many companies developing such products. Apple also announced a $10 million contribution to support cyber-surveillance investigators, such…
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There is a close relationship between security and privacy; often times, your privacy depends on your device’s ability to keep your secrets safe from intruders. Which also means privacy depends on your ability to manage your own device.
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A new public art activation in Toronto makes use of interactive technology to spotlight issues faced by women – including the challenges of homelessness, but also the obstacles of chauvinism.
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The many points of intersection among music, science, and technology are explored in a great new book aimed at young people, but filled with enough interesting information to keep adults tuned in.
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Banks in Canada and around the world are putting a new spin on the age-old service company mantra: KYC. Know your customer. Facial recognition and algorithmic identification technology makes it possible.
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The potential is tremendous for the mini-metaverse to unify human-machine understanding and connect the digital and physical worlds in order to advance education and all interactive environments.
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Application developers have mapped out the whole world into a grid of 10-foot squares, identified by a unique combination of three random words.
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A Montreal tech firm uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combat climate change by making commercial buildings smarter about the energy they use.