A new bill making its way through the U.S. Congress proposes to arm consumers with information about the privacy and security risks of connected devices. The move comes as some industry experts and privacy advocates are raising concerns about a flood of everyday items on the market that are connected to the internet. The bipartisan […]
IoT Future Needs Privacy, Security by Design
Posted December 19th, 2017 at 1:59 pm (UTC-4)
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For Low Vision, Diabetes, These Apps Can help
Posted September 1st, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
Data-driven apps often are criticized for sacrificing privacy in the interest of providing personalized services. But they can also help guide people with low vision or track diabetes and scoliosis. Here are a few of them: Seeing AI Microsoft’s intelligent camera app, Seeing AI, is a research project that uses artificial intelligence to analyze pictures […]
‘Michka’ App Fights Child Sex Abuse in Iran
Posted August 25th, 2017 at 10:10 am (UTC-4)
California nonprofit United for Iran is on a mission to build technologies to help Iranian society tackle sexual violence, women’s rights, and other challenges. Its latest app – Michka – takes on child sexual abuse. Michka is an insect. Her little wings are her private parts. And when someone touches them, Michka becomes confused and […]
Mobile Broadband Puts More Youth, Women Online
Posted August 11th, 2017 at 11:35 am (UTC-4)
A new generation of young people is dominating internet use around the world, thanks to the increased availability of mobile broadband. And their sheer numbers are helping close digital gender gaps along the way. Global youth “are embracing the emerging technologies, they are using social media, and that is a game-changer in itself,” said Cosmas […]
Can We Control Our Intelligent Machines?
Posted August 4th, 2017 at 11:00 am (UTC-4)
Hardly a day goes by without news about a breakthrough in machine intelligence or some debate about its pros and cons, more recently between Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk. Adding his voice to the mix, author and IT specialist Peter Scott warns that rapid AI growth comes with serious risks that, if […]
Thai Activists Fight for Web Freedom; Google to Train Millions in Africa
Posted July 27th, 2017 at 1:10 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Thai Activists Work to Keep Open Web Amid Online Freedom Restrictions Thailand’s military junta has been steadily pursuing people who allegedly have defamed the country’s king on Facebook and other online services. Writer Janjira Sombatpoonsiri notes that hundreds of websites were blocked in May as internet restrictions increased. But pro-democracy activists are […]
Cybersecurity Key Concern for APAC; Google Preps for ‘Future of Work’
Posted July 26th, 2017 at 1:03 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: APAC Users Not Confident Their Online Data Is Properly Secured A new survey released by the Internet Society shows cybersecurity is a top concern for consumers in the Asia-Pacific, with more than 70 percent saying they believe their online personal data is not properly secured. Up to 55 percent said they were […]