The smart home market is rapidly gaining momentum. People embrace possibilities like using thermostats to manage energy usage, installing locks to keep homes safer or investing in lights they can control with voice commands. It's easy to see why those gadgets appeal to people. Some consumers have privacy-related concerns, however. Are those warranted, and how can people … [Read more...] about Addressing Privacy Concerns for Smart Homes
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Mass Hysteria Surrounds COVID-19 Tracking Apps, and We Are Sleepwalking to State Surveillance
The world is in crisis, and whenever a crisis occurs, drastic measures could be taken by those involved. In this particular case, the Coronavirus has the entire world in its grip and governments around the world are struggling to contain the health and economic effects of the virus. The lockdown in place in most countries seems to be effective in limiting the spread of the … [Read more...] about Mass Hysteria Surrounds COVID-19 Tracking Apps, and We Are Sleepwalking to State Surveillance
The Rise of Digitalism: Will the Coronavirus Trigger the End of Liberalism?
Don't waste a crisis “ M.F. Weiner, 1976 A famous quote that has often been linked to Winston Churchill in the form Never let a good crisis go to waste . Whoever said it, there is a truth to it, and also now we see governments around the world using the crisis to make changes which could outlast the current crisis: The emergency law' just accepted in Hungary will allow Viktor … [Read more...] about The Rise of Digitalism: Will the Coronavirus Trigger the End of Liberalism?
Deutschland Becomes the Battlegrounds of the Data Privacy Debate
Countries all over the world are trying to balance the needs of data scalability with consumer privacy. They are struggling to make this happen, although they have finally started making some progress. California recently passed a new data privacy law, which is the first of its kind in the United States. However, Germany seems to be far ahead of the United States in terms of … [Read more...] about Deutschland Becomes the Battlegrounds of the Data Privacy Debate
How to Ensure Trust in a Digital World
We have a trust issue. In our digital world, it has become increasingly difficult to trust each other. Whether it is another person, an organisation or a device, trust is no longer a given online. This is a serious problem for our society and our democracy. If trust is lacking in society, anarchy can be expected. The problem is, the more digital our society becomes, the harder … [Read more...] about How to Ensure Trust in a Digital World
