This week Kevin is back and we're digging into Ring's decision to listen to its critics and change some of its security features. It's a welcome sign of overall maturity in the tech industry. At the same time, it's unclear if the Ring cameras are … [Read more...]
What happens when your smart home data is used against you?
By now, you’ve probably heard about China’s Social Credit scoring system. It combines facial recognition technology with all sorts of personal data to determine if you’re a good citizen. Jaywalk, for example, and you’ll be fined in under a minute, … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 31, 2019
An inside look at device production and citizen tracking in China: There have been numerous news reports over the years detailing the hardships of building connected devices in China. And more recently, we’ve heard about China’s efforts to track … [Read more...]
China is the land of NB-IoT, state support, and IoT platforms
China represents both a threat and an opportunity for U.S. technology companies. This week, we saw Google invest $550 million in China's e-commerce provider JD.com while Qualcomm introduced new modems and reference designs for kids' … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for Jan. 26, 2018
Awesome paper on hacking sensors and what it means: I love human ingenuity, not only for building things up, but also because we can figure out novel ways to take things apart. Unfortunately this poses security risks as we combine our physical and IT … [Read more...]