This week we cover the Ericsson mobility report that offers some stats on cellular IoT connections, including the surprising nugget that we won't see 4G/5G connections surpass 2G/3G connections until some time next year. Then we hit another report. … [Read more...]
Podcast: Senator calls out video doorbells … again
This week's show kicks off with another look at Ring's potential to become a surveillance tool, this time prompted by a letter from Senator Ed Markey who wants Amazon to answer some questions. We then talk about a new capability for InfluxData's time … [Read more...]
Podcast: Arduino gets $32 million for enterprise IoT
This week's show is an exercise in controlled chaos, as I am once again quarantined in a hotel room (this time with my teen). Kevin and I discuss Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference and Apple's claim that HomeKit is the foundation of the upcoming … [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 news of the week for January 14, 2022
DigiCert has acquired IoT security firm Mocana: DigiCert, a company that provides certificate management, has acquired Mocana, a startup that uses its own proprietary networking protocol to track connected devices across a network. Mocana's software … [Read more...]