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...]
10 things that will be big next year in the IoT
This news was first published on Dec. 23 in my weekly Stacey on IoT newsletter. Hopefully you're reading this newsletter on your last day at the office or while curled up at home with a warm and festive beverage. Instead of taxing your brain with … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 18, 2022
Twilio launches asset tracking service as part of IoT platform expansion: Twilio, which put a toehold into the IoT with its acquisition of Electric Imp back in July 2020, and the creation of a new IoT platform two months later, has finally launched … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 2, 2022
Hello Kitty, meet Raspberry Pi: There’s yet another use for the inexpensive Raspberry Pi compute board. And you’re not likely to guess it, so I’ll just tell you: Someone made a cat doorbell using a Pi. No, the cat doesn’t press a button or show up on … [Read more...]
Tesla: The ultimate example of data privacy vs convenience
Three months ago, we downgraded from two cars to one. That one is a 2022 Tesla Model 3. We absolutely love it, and so far, it’s met or exceeded all of our expectations. It’s a very connected car, of course. Yet, unlike most connected devices we … [Read more...]