Today’s Tech Sightings: Apple Encryption Fight Could Speed Development of Government-proof Devices Apple’s refusal to obey a court order to decrypt an iPhone belonging to a California mass shooter faces some public opposition, but also has the support of many like-minded tech firms. But the showdown has already triggered a move toward developing more secure […]
Apple Encryption Battle Could Boost Security; Tor Users Treated Differently
Posted February 24th, 2016 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
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Internet of Things Devices Still Not Secure; AI Pioneer Minsky Dies
Posted January 26th, 2016 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Forrester: Internet of things Security Years Away From Being Fully-baked A new report from Forrester Research expresses alarm that the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem has glossed over user security while focusing on analytics and growth. The research, based on 27 companies, says security standards are still non-existent and integration issues between […]
Toxic Web User Warnings; 2015 Technology in Review
Posted December 30th, 2015 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Vietnam Warns of ‘Toxic’ Web Use Ahead of Party Shakeup Using its new Facebook page, Vietnam’s government vows to tackle an anticipated increase in “toxic” activity on social media ahead of the country’s Communist Party congress in January. The Internet is hugely popular in Vietnam, used by nearly half of its 90-million-strong […]