Monthly Archives: June 2013

Broken Glass?

Google’s Glass (still yet to become widely available) continued to raise concern regarding privacy issues (as evidenced by an Open Letter to the firm from various global data authorities). In light of the on-going NSA surveillance news, this should really … Continue reading

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Pushing Back.

At least one major Technology firm is pushing back although they’ve also been largely compliant in assisting government(s) with eavesdropping on countless people… will it matter? The Guardian UK: http://goo.gl/Qr8PP

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Who’s Next?

Think your data (and/or your ‘privacy’) is safe? Think again. (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/J335C

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Happy Father’s Day!

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Just Another Day…

In light of the on-going lunacy (that is America’s shocking decline / compliance with ever-decreasing Civil Liberties) revisiting Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell speech is befitting (especially in celebration of Father’s Day). C-Span: http://goo.gl/64X7Q

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Up.

Google’s prototyping of using balloons to beam ‘net access to remote areas demonstrates at least one consistent theme (of the company): that they are not going to wait for governmental intervention to solve an issue that they could do so … Continue reading

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Nano-patches.

Delivering vaccines via a patch versus a needle (which is 160-year old technology) could be the bane of preventible diseases the world-over (if nano patch technology proves both commercially viable and gains wide-acceptance / application). (Source) Vaxxas: http://goo.gl/bHyDc

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Who Us?

In the aftermath of the biggest scandal to break (arguably under the Obama Administration) one obvious question that arises is: how trustworthy are any of the companies / officials involved? (Source) CNET: http://goo.gl/afoAY

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iTrade.

In the aftermath of Apple’s announcement regarding iPhone (upgrade) trade-ins, times have clearly changed for Cupertino. (Source) Bloomberg: http://goo.gl/5vnnG

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America’s Orwellian Reality.

In an era of increasing electronic surveillance, strike another blow to (American) Civil Liberties regarding governmental data mining of mobile phone / Internet activities. (Source) Washington Post: http://goo.gl/LREOz

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