This week Kevin and I dig into two sets of best practices for privacy and data collection relating to track-and-trace programs enacted on our devices. One is from Microsoft, and the other is from MIT. We also talk about Ring asking users if they want … [Read more...]
Grab a consultant, it’s time to play IIoT whack-a-mole!
In my years covering companies that try to add intelligence in the form of sensors and analytics to their existing operations, I often see those companies go down a similar path. They start with a pilot project and a sense of what they want to … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 21, 2019
The FCC looks at connectivity for farms: Agriculture is taking advantage of innovations in sensors and AI to bring technology to farming. However, as I've written before, farmers are often stuck in areas without quality cellular coverage. A group of … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for August 17, 2018
This is bad news: Security researchers from IBM have taken a deep dive into several products aimed at the smart city and found that it's possible to exploit them to issue false emergency alerts. For example, hackers could use available sensors to say … [Read more...]