The San Francisco Police Department provoked public backlash recently after authorities gave it the green light to use lethal remote-controlled robots. Exploding robots were to be used in rare cases such as in Dallas in 2016 where a gunman was killed using a bomb delivered by robot. We say “were” because the city has reversed its decision, calling… Read More Robocop or Minority Report?
If you are serious about online privacy, Gear Patrol think they know how you can start to become a ghost in the machine. They recommend deleting Facebook and prescribe a nomadic use of public wi-fi, which all sounds a bit tricky. Well, at the very least stay away from TikTok! Yes, China is likely a paper tiger, but ByteDance, TikTok’s parent… Read More Now you don’t
After a couple disruptive COVID years, the fine folks of the World Economic Forum took over the little Swiss town of Davos to discuss their management of the global commons. There was a lot of gloom, according to CNBC, as financial types considered what to do about rising prices, inflation, and feeding the world’s population. The… Read More World building
The 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have caused many to reflect on the way surveillance has become a way of life. Photo ID, security cameras, and areas of the commons that are out-of-bounds are now accepted parts of life together, even if they sit uncomfortably with us. Measures… Read More It’s a personal thing.. but not really
It would seem that many Americans are cutting the cord. At least a little. News outlets recently reported that Netflix is “bleeding” subscribers in the USA. In the continued tension between privacy and security, tech companies are inventing new ways of verifying who you are. Amazon is offering customers ten bucks (store credit) to store their palm print. And… Read More The whole wired world
SnapChat, Facebook and other apps have voiced concern over upcoming changes in Apple’s iOS. Apple is going to require that users actively “opt in” to tracking on its devices. Facebook, etc., say the changes threaten their business. Although it looks like Apple is just doing the right thing, MDM blog has noted that what Apple gives with the right hand, it takes with the left. Using the language of “tracking”… Read More Opt out
The loss of a baby is a distressing topic to broach at any time, and those who suffer through the experience know the unique grief miscarriage brings. Recently, model Chrissy Teigen and John Legend posted heartbreaking images to social media in the aftermath of the miscarriage of their baby. Modern society has not formed rituals… Read More Your best private life now
