This week we start off talking about the Federal Trade Commission suing a data broker for sharing sensitive location data. It's a topic we're following closely, in part because location information can't be anonymized even when companies promise that … [Read more...]
Podcast 220: The future of surveillance includes hacked data and biased AI
This week Kevin and I offer a take on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency hack and what it means in terms of biometric data, broader security trends and how it relates to policing that can rely on connected AR glasses. Basically, it's going … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 22, 2019
Facial recognition needs some form of control: One of my biggest fears with the collection and analysis of data enabled by the internet of things is that it will be used in ways that are harmful to the consumer but at the same time are totally opaque … [Read more...]
Do we really need a mobile edge?
Wireless broadband is hard. Sure, we rely entirely on it now, but the ability to move packets around a network took years of R&D and engineering work to make happen. First we did it for cellular, then we did it again for Wi-Fi so we could ensure … [Read more...]
An old insurance firm bets on data with new startup
The dream of charging insurance based on the mile has been a reality for a while. The thinking behind this is that the more miles you drive, the more chance there is that you will be involved in a collision and have to pay for things like part … [Read more...]