3/31/2017 2 Comments Internet Mortality # 10In my blog this week, I explore a subject that most of us will find to be rather disturbing, and that is death. And not just death of the individual, but the digital death that will follow, for today most all of us have some sort of internet presence, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, or other social media sites and when we die what happens to our internet life is a subject of intense scrutiny.
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3/24/2017 2 Comments The Supreme Ink? #9When was the last time you bought a new printer for your computer? When was the last time you replaced the cartridges for that printer? If you are like me, I replaced my printer fairly recently, the price was amazing, and the new updated quality of the printer was impressive. And then reality set in, it needed a new ink cartridge and back I went to the store where I had bought the printer. This is where the romance ended- the replacement cartridges are insanely expensive and to make matters worse, the packaging and lack of recycled elements make it what must be one of the worst ecological products on the market today. 3/17/2017 1 Comment Voice Recognition Software #8An interesting, and what will surely be controversial, article appeared recently about how Germany is going to begin using voice recognition for refugees seeking asylum in their country. On the surface, the problem seems to be a simple one, Germany like so many other European countries is dealing with an enormous influx of refugees from war torn nations, in particular Syria. And, the process to determine if in fact these refugees are who they say they are, is a difficult one at best. Germany has clearly become aware of the fact that not all refugees are honest about their point of origin, and that can determine if those people are eligible for asylum. 3/10/2017 1 Comment Wearable Technology #7Wearable technology is possibly the biggest thing to change the world we are living in today, but do we actually realize what it may mean? Watches, clothes, rings, even shoes are actually what is known as wearable technology, and it is expanding at an incredibly rapid rate. We can measure our exercise, our health monitors, communicate with our medical professionals all with the simple technology of a wearable medical device. But, it is truly helpful, and does it matter? In India, the government has proposed new rules that may drastically change the rights of privacy for internet users, and it is already being met with great opposition. The Information Technology Act is being changed by a committee that is drafting new rules to Section 67C which will require intermediary companies like Gmail, WhatsApp and Amazon to retain information on users. That information will be stored for the purpose of law enforcement agencies to access it, but it is rather vague at this point as to just what information they will be required to store, and for how long. |
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