From Netflix cracking down on account sharing to Google blocking Canadian news sources to the federal government banning TicTok, we seem to be at a crossroads for all things technology. To help navigate these touchy topics CLICK PLAY and hear my interview on the VOCM Morning Show.
Data Breaches. Are They Just A Sign Of Our Digital Age?
Some 20,000 Air Canada customers woke up last week to learn their personal information may have been compromised after a breach in the airline’s mobile app, which prompted a lock-down on all 1.7 million accounts until their passwords could be changed. Air Canada said it detected unusual login activity between …..
Is It Smart to Own a Smart Lock?
Did I remember to lock the front door? It keeps bad people out, it lets good people in. It protects, it welcomes, but if you’ve ever been away from home and had to race back to unlock it for a needy guest, dog walker or handyman, you know that the …..
Are Phone Calls A Thing Of The Past?
For decades, the best and often only way to reach someone out of earshot was to call them on the phone. Since then, the internet has brought chat, FaceTime, Instagram, Snapchat stories and a host of other ways to keep in touch that made phone calls seem wildly inefficient. For …..
Digital Pills Signal A New Age Of Healthcare
We are a nation on medication. Prescription medication is an essential part of treating illnesses – from minor afflictions to the most severe diseases. However, it is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that around 50% of all patients with chronic conditions don’t take their medication properly. This results …..
Online Translation Privacy Risks
Say you need a quick document translation. You choose an online tool like translate.com or Google Translate, pick the language you want, copy your text, drop the text in, and presto! In moments you can read a version in your desired tongue. Great, right? Not if your translating personal, private, …..
Is Your Smart Device Eavesdropping On You?
You’re scrolling through your social media feed or cruising your favorite website when there it is — staring back at you, an advertisement for that obscure item you just casually mentioned in conversation with a friend. You didn’t Google search it, or even write about it in a text. While …..
Are Notifications Stressing You Out?
No doubt, you’ve got lots of apps installed on your phone. Maybe several messaging apps, popular social media ones, the aspirational workout program or two, notes, to-dos, more games than you would like to admit, and of course the obligatory texting and email apps. Chances are, one of them just …..
Be Careful; Your Apps Are Watching You
Turns out that many of your popular mobile apps contain hidden 3rd party trackers built into them where a single app can contain dozens of these trackers without you ever knowing they are working in the background. Digital researchers from Yale’s privacy lab conducted an investigation into hundreds of popular …..
Apple Slowing iPhones To Compensate For Degraded Batteries
If you have an older iPhone model with an aging battery you might have noticed it running a little slower these days. Recently, tech giant Apple apologized for secretly slowing down older iPhones with an update over a year ago , a move it said was necessary to avoid unexpected …..
Mobile App & Phone Addiction On The Rise
Do you constantly check your smartphone to see if you’ve received messages or notifications on Facebook? Does your phone distract you from your studies or work? Do your friends, parents, children, or spouse complain that you are not giving them enough attention because of your phone? Well, if so, you …..
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