Posts Categorized: Consumer Technology

You can control what you share on Facebook — but not what Facebook collects

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When asked by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley why Facebook doesn’t disclose all the ways user data might be collected and used by Facebook — and its responsibility to inform users of those possibilities — here’s how Zuckerberg replied: “I believe it’s important to tell people exactly how the information that they share on Facebook is… Read more »

Technology reveals fear and other emotions

Posted by & filed under Artificial intelligence, Business Intelligence, Consumer Technology, disruptive technology, Emerging Technologies.

The fear levels of an audience have been measured to show how machines are beginning to reveal people’s deepest feelings.  The demonstration was part of a talk given by Dolby Labs chief scientist Poppy Crum at the TED conference in Vancouver.  The ability to hide emotions is becoming “a thing of the past”, she said.  The professor believes… Read more »

Maybe Nobody Wants Your Space Internet

Posted by & filed under bandwidth, Competitive advantage, Consumer Technology.

the question is whether enough of the world’s unconnected people want all this internet, from all of these companies, and whether these companies are fully considering the financial and social constraints of the developing world. “It’s still very early to say, from a demand perspective, whether there’s enough market to fulfill all of these mega constellations,” says… Read more »

Sim-card enabled shoes

Posted by & filed under Consumer Technology, Internet of Things.

Source: BBC Technology News Date: March 8th, 2018 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-42456995/sim-card-shoes-send-alert-if-wearer-falls Discussion 1) Technology that alerts someone when someone falls.  What other applications of this technology can you think of? 2) The integration of sensors with telecoms is a booming field, often called Internet of Things.  What issues can you think of for these sim-card enabled shoes?

HP laptops found to have hidden keylogger

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Hidden software that can record every letter typed on a computer keyboard has been discovered pre-installed on hundreds of HP laptop models. Security researcher Michael Myng found the keylogging code in software drivers preinstalled on HP laptops to make the keyboard work. HP said more than 460 models of laptop were affected by the “potential security vulnerability”. Source: BBC Technology… Read more »

Shopify shares tumble as CEO addresses short-seller’s “preposterous claims”

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Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke, pictured, addressed allegations made earlier this month by short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research. Left published a video alleging the company doesn’t comply with Federal Trade Commission guidelines and suggesting the stock’s value is closer to $60 before any potential FTC involvement.  Source: Toronto Star Date: November 4th, 2017 Link: https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2017/10/31/shopify-shares-tumble-as-ceo-addresses-allegations-of-get-rich-quick-scheme.html Discussion 1) What… Read more »

Electric car takeoff just waiting for inevitable price war

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After driving a couple of electric cars, I find it easy to see why General Motors and Ford have both announced this week that they are joining the race to make battery-powered vehicles mainstream.  The cars I tested weren’t fancy Teslas.  They were working horse models, namely the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf, and it was clear that… Read more »