Turns out, it’s quite a lot. We’ve all kind of known that Alexa is always listening, and recording, but do we realize how much? Quoting Sharon Nelson’s discussion of another report – Yes, Alexa Does Eavesdrop on You! The author of the article listened to four years of his Alexa archive and found thousands of…
As smart as we think AI is, and as much as we assume that the Silicon Valley companies know about us, there are times when I look at the results of one of their algorithms and I’m left a little dumbfounded by an obvious issue. Last year I noted that it was silly to show…
If you travel around, and I know plenty of you do, it would behoove you to follow the advice in the article below. When you’re device is set to auto-connect to even just known networks, you may find yourself connecting to a Starbucks network, or hotel network that isn’t actually that network, but rather someone…
I think this might apply to much of Silicon Valley, but is there a little bit of this within law firms as well? “What characterizes corporate cult is the degree of control management exercises over employees’ thinking and behavior. This starts with recruitment, where employees are screened for their “fit.” Once in, they then see…
And Now The Prime Minister Of Canada Is Threatening To Fine Social Media Companies Over ‘Fake News’ “”Fake news” tends to be whatever top government officials declare it is.” What advice do you wish you’d gotten when you graduated from college? Feds: Autopilot was active during deadly March Tesla crash Apparently, we still have some…
Do you know how much information is stored on a device like the Google Home or Amazon Echo? Before you decide to get rid of it, by donating, or handing it down to a friend, you may want to check out this article: Your smart speakers are listening: Wipe them clean before giving them away….