Tag: privacy
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Smart Speakers
The smart speaker industry is expected to grow 63% in 2019 (Deloitte). I have not been an early adopter of smart speakers because I wanted to scope out the market, gauge user adoption and weigh pros/cons for each option. The most popular options being: Alexa (Amazon), Google Assistant (Google) and Siri (Apple). Apple is my go-to for…
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Smart Jackets
Hey peeps, it’s been a while 🙂 Honestly, I really haven’t had anything important to say. So, instead of putting out a post just for the sake of it, I choose not to blog at all until, something interesting and/or exciting comes along. I’ve already told you that I ❤️ collaborations and that I hope to see…
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Apple vs. FBI
The FBI ordered Apple to create a “backdoor” so it can break into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c. Apple basically said no, challenging the FBI on encryption. https://twitter.com/brialys_/status/699915889127325696 Surely Apple saw this coming which is why CEO Tim Cooke started his appeal months ago. I’m 100% convinced that if we were not living in a post-Snowden world, Apple would have never had…
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Shop Assistant Turned App
What happens when a bakery assistant asks for similar permissions as an app on your cell phone, including access to people’s text message history and details of their past movements? That’s just the kind of questions most apps ask people everyday when you download them. Most people just skip right by it and click “OK”.…
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Incognito
Internet Explorer who??? My web browser of choice is Chrome! (Have you heard of it?) If not, suffice it so say that Chrome is a fast, free browser offered by Google. PC Magazine recently reviewed the vast array off browsers on the market and Chrome received Editor’s Choice. One of the reasons I continue to use it is…
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