Author Archives: John

S-O-P.

Posted on June 21, 2013 by John

Another day… another data-breech… (Source) Tech Crunch: http://goo.gl/DNwz3

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Samsung’s Stumbles…

Posted on June 20, 2013 by John

Is the firm able to live up to the market’s (aside from their own) hype? (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/ZcqIr

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Broken Glass?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on June 18, 2013 by John

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?

Posted on June 17, 2013 by John

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!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by John
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Just Another Day…

Posted on June 15, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on June 14, 2013 by John

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.

Posted on June 13, 2013 by John

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?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by John

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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