Selfies – those digital expressions of self-infatuation and keepers of memories – are slowly emerging as a potential replacement for passwords. But cybersecurity experts caution that they can only be an effective deterrent as part of a multi-layered security defense. Some companies are already experimenting with selfies to authenticate credit card users for financial transactions, […]
Selfies for Security? Just Don’t Blink on Facebook
Posted May 27th, 2016 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
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Education Tuition Reimbursement; Facebook Blocking Rival
Posted November 11th, 2015 at 2:07 pm (UTC-5)
Tech Sightings: Udacity Now has 1,000 Graduates and is Valued at $1 billion Launched only 13 months ago, for-profit online educational organization Udacity has seen its 1,000th student graduate from a current total enrollment of 10,000 across 168 countries. It has also accepted a $105 million investment, giving it a $1 billion valuation. Udacity offers […]
Snowden on Twitter; Nexus Phones; Security Flaws
Posted September 30th, 2015 at 3:22 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Edward Snowden Hits 1 million Twitter Followers The former government contractor who leaked thousands of classified NSA documents, has officially joined Twitter. His opening tweet was: “Can you hear me now?” The profile bears the blue check mark, meaning Twitter has verified that Snowden is the true owner of the account. He […]
Tech Sightings, November 13, 2014
Posted November 13th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
There’s an App that Needs You: The Rise of Mobile Crowdsourcing Today, crowdsourcing apps are used in investing, creative work, and funding start up projects. They are showing up on many smartphones with thousands of mini-reports coming in from around the internet. The mosaic of information can form a larger picture that can be used […]
Tech Sightings, January 30, 2013
Posted January 30th, 2014 at 4:44 pm (UTC-5)
Lenovo Faces Chance to Become Rare PC Maker Successful in Phones Chinese company Lenovo’s US$2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google could position Lenovo to become one of rare PC makers with handset businesses. Related: Lenovo Buys Google’s Handset Business for $2.91B South Africa Demonstrates Algae-to-Energy Technology A demonstration by the Nelson Mandela […]