This is really a cool idea. I always feel bad when I go back and look at a post here that I wrote years ago, and realize that without being able to follow the link, it doesn’t quite make as much sense now. Of course, that’s just the reality of blogging, eventually some of the…
They’re turning it off on company issued phones, but also – so much for that BYOD policy: The policy also applies to private phones used by employees for work purposes. Communication apps such as WhatsApp, Google Talk, iMessage are also prohibited, the memo said. On one hand, it makes sense. They’ve had issues with compliance,…
Even the BBC is getting on board with the fact that the open office space movement might just have been a horrible idea. But how many organizations are going to be willing to spend the money on changing the office environment, after they just spent money designing these to begin with? Too many offices have…
“This lawsuit was the FTC’s stern message to other IoT manufacturers, and surely we will see more such lawsuits!” There’s no question the FTC is paying attention to Internet of Things devices that claim to keep customer data secure, but actually don’t. The costs of being targeted by the FTC may put some of these…
As I mentioned yesterday, the article about how college admission folks do, in fact, check online profiles of potential students, there was another thought that occurred to me. Us older folks like to read something like that, and think that yes, these kids today with their selfies and risque photos, should really pay more attention…
So, if you have a car with satellite radio, or OnStar, law enforcement has been able to get a warrant to have those companies turn over pretty much real-time access to that information. With internet connected cars, that should become even easier, let alone all of the things that are connected in your house. That’s…