This week's show kicks off with a discussion of what's happening in the U.S. with protests, police brutality, and the role connected tech can play in smart cities, including the role image recognition can and does play. We then tackle the IoT news … [Read more...]
Podcast: Smart cities, Ring, and the new surveillance state
On this week's show, privacy was a big theme beginning with our conversation about Ring's sharing of certain user data with third-party tracking sites, a plea from 40 organizations for the U.S. to stop using facial recognition technology, and a new … [Read more...]
Podcast: It’s M&A season for the smart home
This week alarm company Vivint went public through a reverse merger, with the aim of becoming a leader in the smart home and security space. We discuss the transaction and what it means for the small clutch of smart home companies that have one or … [Read more...]
Podcast: How to fix smart speaker privacy issues
This week on the show Kevin and I share our misgivings about smart speakers and some ideas to help address the privacy issues for those who want to continue to embrace the convenience, but don't want strangers hearing their fights, farts, and … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 5, 2019
File this under understanding our computer overlords: When I talk to people about AI or computer vision there's a huge gap in understanding based on our own biology and self-centeredness. We don't realize that computers don't "see" like we do, nor do … [Read more...]