Smartphone Security Disappearing through Lack of User Protection, New Software Installs, Stolen Device IDs
So-called “privacy catastrophes” will be repeated without greater legal protection, industry cooperation and user prevention.
by Lee Rickwood
Tag: privacy
Ryerson Professor among World’s Top Innovators: MIT Tech Review
A new smartphone app understands a user’s needs and intentions – based on physical context and location, pre-defined preferences and situational needs.
by Lee Rickwood
Cloud Computing Still Causes a Storm of Confusion, Controversy
The more we transfer everything into the cloud, says computer guru Steve Wozniak, the less we’re going to have control over it.
By Lee Rickwood
Google will now include Gmail messages in search results
By Ted Kritsonis
In an effort to offer more personalized results through its popular search engine, Google will now add information derived from a user’s Gmail messages to tie in any data related to a search request.
Keek at the Intersection of Social Networking, Mobile Media, TV Watching
Folks in the Twitter-verse have found some ways to get attention in a short space (although controversy and obscenity seem top techniques right now, there are some short, substantive comments out there), here’s hoping Keek-ers can do the same.
by Lee Rickwood
Smart TVs can transform surveillance with online connectivity
By Lee Rickwood
The biggest and brightest TVs out there — now called smart TVs — have Wi-Fi, Ethernet and high speed Internet connectivity, and each one is a potentially open door into not just your viewing habits.
The Promise of Big Data: For Good
By Hessie Jones
The new marketing meme, “Big Data” has captured everyone’s attention. The rise of social, online behaviour, user content generation, not to mention increased mobile activity, has contributed to a mountain of online datasets.
Online protests force reboot of government spying bill
By Lee Rickwood
The potential financial costs of implementing the legislation – and the lack of clarity over who would pay that bill, and how – are seen as another good reason the bill came to an early end.