Washington state has enacted a law to protect health data: Most people are unaware that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) only protects health data shared by doctors and insurance companies. So when your medical data … [Read more...]
Why your smart thermostat might run before its programmed times
On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a question from our Voicemail hotline about smart thermostats. This question was specific to the ecobee thermostats, although it could apply to other brands as well. Essentially, the question is … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week, February 11, 2022
No, IRS; you can’t ID.me: A few newsletters back, I called attention to some disturbing facial recognition news in the U.S. The Internal Revenue Service was planning to require face scans using ID.me for any citizens accessing or filing their federal … [Read more...]
IoT sensors, machine learning and chips were the real stars of Apple’s WWDC 2020
While watching the virtual Apple WorldWide Developer Conference on Monday, I imagined that if people were actually at the event, they’d be oohing and aahing over new software for iOS and Mac devices. I wasn’t. Well not quite. Instead, I was … [Read more...]