Cover Your Face: Facial Recognition, Legal Protection, Disease Prevention Mash-up
by Lee Rickwood
From many perspectives, it’s a good year for covering your face. But that still may not be enough.
Tag: security
Top Tech Platforms Pose the Biggest Threat, Says Canada Cybersecurity Initiative
by Lee Rickwood
We need urgent national policies that protect our security and digital privacy while ensuring equal access for all.
IBM Uses AI to Help Organizations Bring Employees Back to Work
By Yasmin Ranade
Canadian and global C-suite leaders in business and government recognize that the pandemic is a global tragedy, but they’re also talking about this moment as a mandate for change and opportunity to rethink everything, from the role of the corporation in modern society to day-to-day business operations to the nature of work itself.
Toronto’s Smart City Plan Derailed, But Sidewalk(s) Still Key to Liveable City
by Lee Rickwood
It’s clear that our cities need an upgrade; Time for version 2.0! Equity, accessibility, health, safety, and security are smart new features we could all use.
Work from Home: Employees Out of Sight But Not Out of Mind
Work from home is the new normal for many employees, but having so many employees out of reach and out of sight is not sitting well with some employers. Those who can are working from home these days to help…
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Videoconferencing Takes Toll as it Takes Off
by Lee Rickwood
One of the first audio/video transmissions was 1927. Yet even with the age of the idea and years of implementation, some videoconferencing systems may have come to the market too quickly.
Canadian Tech Response to COVID Adds Virus Protection for Computers, Mobile Devices
by Lee Rickwood
Risks from the killer disease known as COVID-19 are keeping most of us at home, increasingly tied to our computers and mobile devices as the main or only source of connectivity. But that only makes our connected gadgets more vulnerable to their own infectious viruses.
Social Distancing Distances Tracked by Wearable Tech, Mobile Gadgets
by Lee Rickwood
Any device that can eliminate awkward conversations or anxious discrepancies about just what two metres really means is more than welcome.