When IoT systems fail: The risk of having bad IoT data
As the use of internet of things (IoT) devices grows, the data they generate can lead to significant savings for consumers and new opportunities for businesses. But what happens when errors inevitably crop up? No matter what numbers you look at, it’s clear that the internet of things (IoT) continues to worm its way into […]
Facebook plans to launch ‘GlobalCoin’ currency in 2020
Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020. The social media giant wants to start testing its crypto-currency, which has been referred to internally as GlobalCoin, by the end of this year. […]
San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology
San Francisco, long at the heart of the technology revolution, took a stand against potential abuse on Tuesday by banning the use of facial recognition software by the police and other agencies. The action, which came in an 8-to-1 vote by the Board of Supervisors, makes San Francisco the first major American city to block […]
HMRC to delete 5 million voice records
HMRC have been forced to delete five million voice files that were obtained without consent. As reported by the BBC, HMRC failed to get the necessary consent from individuals before they were signed up to a voice ID system for telephone enquiries. Because of this breach of privacy rules, they are having to delete all […]
How To Address Looming IoT Security Concerns
As the internet of things (IoT) quickly finds its way into businesses everywhere, concerns about IoT devices’ performance and security have become big barriers obstructing the adoption of transformative systems. For companies to experience the benefits of IoT and capitalize on the potentially massive gains in promised productivity, a new approach to assuring peak performance […]
The Terrifying Future of FedCoin
How crypto could bring one of the most important concentrations of power the world has ever seen. The more I think about crypto, the more I get scared about our future. On the one hand, cryptocurrency seems like a libertarian dream. The technology allows transacting money — or anything of value — over the Internet without any third parties involved. […]
That mental health app might share your data without telling you
Free apps marketed to people with depression or who want to quit smoking are hemorrhaging user data to third parties like Facebook and Google — but often don’t admit it in their privacy policies, a new study reports. This study is the latest to highlight the potential risks of entrusting sensitive health information to our […]
Consumers Want to Cut Through the Hype About 5G
According to a recent PCMag survey, 71 percent of respondents think 5G is just hype right now, and 41 percent of those who want 5G are concerned they won’t get it where they live. 5G has become one of the most hyped buzzwords in the tech industry, but most consumers are still left wondering exactly […]
CHINA HAS CREATED A RACIST A.I. TO TRACK MUSLIMS
Whistleblowers say Chinese law enforcement has integrated A.I. with security cameras to “track and control” some 11 million people. And experts warn this is just the beginning. The Chinese government is using facial-recognition software to “track and control” a predominantly Muslim minority group, according to a disturbing new report from The New York Times. The […]
Employee privacy in the US is at stake
Key Points Corporate interest in surveillance seems to be on the rise to boost productivity. A 2018 survey by Gartner found that 22% of organizations worldwide are using employee-movement data, 17% are monitoring work-computer-usage data, and 16% are using Microsoft Outlook- or calendar-usage data. Employees are concerned over this invasion of privacy. The emergence of […]