by Lee Rickwood
Among the criteria used to determine successful applicants to Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge, there were no requirements for data protection or a privacy impact assessment.
by Lee Rickwood
The WeatherBug mobile app gives an eye-opening view of what we are breathing, including real-time graphic representations of the many kinds of particulate matter that’s floating all around us.
by Lee Rickwood
Anyone with a valid library card can get digital downloads from the Toronto Public Library – and millions do!
By Gadjo Sevilla
The service tracks user information such as behaviours, images, and interests and sells these to advertisers. It shapes the user experience to push various ads and news, real or fake, based on what a user likes, reads or who they follow.
by Lee Rickwood
Open source software concepts; quality control mechanisms; licensing and regulatory standards; industry peer review mechanisms and even product recall provisions for AI-enabled products and services must be considered.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
We’re hours away from the kickoff of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where the biggest companies will unveil their vision for the future, but we already have a good idea of where things are going.
by Lee Rickwood
A recent report from the Canadian Senate says smart toys pose threats to our children’s personal privacy that should keep us up at night.
by Lee Rickwood
There are several global competitors in the growing satellite services business, and one of the fastest developing companies is based in Toronto.