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Consent of the Employed: Workplace Surveillance and Employee Monitoring

Employee monitoring and workplace surveillance means big business. It may also mean big brother. Employee monitoring lets organizations track the activities of employees and gather information that helps drive productivity and boost security. With an uptick in the number of…

Fostering Intercultural Understanding and Pluralism through Art

By Yasmin Ranade
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has an ambitious and innovative slate of interactive programs designed to foster intercultural understanding and pluralism across differences, highlight interconnections between diverse cultures, and showcase breath-taking artistic creativity as a unique catalyst for topical conversations onsite and online.

Public Advocates, Tech Insiders Shining on Light on Dark Patterns

by Lee Rickwood
Be it hard-to-close windows urging you to enter your email address on a news site, or email opt-outs on shopping sites in difficult-to-find locations in difficult-to-read text, or those pre-checked boxes that allow ongoing charges, or those special product sales messages implying you’d better hurry, as there are only two of your favourite item left to buy, dark patterns appear almost anywhere and encourage us to do almost anything..

Apple’s Latest Releases Aim to entice Android users and Prosumers

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
While many expected an updated iPhone SE, historically the most affordable iPhone model using older processors and components, many did not expect that it would feature the latest Apple A15 Bionic processors available in the current iPhone 13 and flagship iPhone 13 Pro models.

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Truck Tech Mandate Delayed; Device Shortage Causing Safety Concerns

be Lee Rickwood
Sophisticated truck tech devices integrate global positioning satellite (GPS) capabilities, high-definition dashboard cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), fleet telematics and communication channels, workflow productivity apps and more.

Activity & Fitness Tracker Checklist: How to Find the Right One For You

By Christine Persaud
Nowadays, everyone either owns an activity/fitness tracker or smartwatch, or they are interested in getting one. But with so much choice, it’s difficult to decide what to get. To help on the journey, here’s a handy checklist of the key questions you should ask yourself to help narrow down the choices.

Leveraging Behavioural Science to Understand Tech Adoption by Small Business

By Yasmin Ranade
In its One Step report, a unique study that sought to identify the psychology or behavioural barriers that hinder small business owners from adopting tech-based solutions, Xero has revealed behavioural roadblocks that slow down tech adoption as well as ways in which tech companies can better support small business owners.