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Ian Forrester

New York woman visited by police after researching pressure cookers online | US news | ... - 0 views

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    Long Island resident said her web search history and 'trying to learn how to cook lentils' prompted a visit from authorities but police say search was prompted by tipoff
Ian Forrester

We Experiment On Human Beings! « OkTrends - 0 views

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    OkCupid doesn't really know what it's doing. Neither does any other website. It's not like people have been building these things for very long, or you can go look up a blueprint or something. Most ideas are bad. Even good ideas could be better.
Ian Forrester

Will Our Fitness Data Be Used Against Us? | Design and Tech | OutsideOnline.com - 0 views

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    " Your activity tracker knows a ridiculous amount about you-from the wear on your running shoes to what coffee shop you'll stop at on your next ride. And that data's getting shared for financial gain. "
Ian Forrester

The internet of things - the next big challenge to our privacy | Technology | theguardi... - 0 views

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    Privacy is a hot-button issue in the tech world. How will it fare in the age of pervasive computing - a world of billions of connected devices, systems, and services exchanging personal data?
Ian Forrester

Tech Weekly podcast | Technology | theguardian.com - 0 views

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    "Julia Powles and Jat Singh from St Johns College Cambridge discuss why the internet of things poses huge risks to online privacy. Julia and Jat discuss their recent article on the issue and why the law needs to catch up with these technological developments."
Ian Forrester

A manifesto for Data Literacy | TEST - 0 views

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    A manifesto for Data Literacy in the scope of what the BBC should be doing
Ian Forrester

Do You Know What Your Mobile Is Doing Behind Your Back? | Londonist - 0 views

  • The Secret Life Of Your Mobile Phone is at Etcetera Theatre Camden, 4-7 December, 9pm. Tickets are £8, available from the website.
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    "Secret life of your mobile phone" play discussed on the Londonist
Ian Forrester

IBM's Watson Helps CogniToy's Educational Toy Talk Like a Buddy | Re/code - 0 views

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    "It has been 30 years since toys started talking back to kids - in the form of the cassette-playing robot bear Teddy Ruxpin"
Ian Forrester

BBC News - Barbie doll will be internet connected to chat to kids - 0 views

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    "Barbie is having a digital makeover, with the release of an internet-connected version of the iconic doll."
Ian Forrester

BBC News - Is your toaster a silent recruit in a 'thingbot' army? - 0 views

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    Our electronic devices are getting smarter - many can now "talk" to each other and connect to the web. What happens when silently recruited into a bot net?
Ian Forrester

BBC News - What price for free wi-fi? - 0 views

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    "Smartphone users are always looking for free wi-fi but at what price does it come? Businesses are looking at ways to make the free wi-fi they offer work for them too. It can track our movements through our phones and reveal a great deal about us to those who have something to sell. "
Ian Forrester

Facebook 'tracks all visitors, breaching EU law' | Technology | The Guardian - 1 views

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    People without Facebook accounts, logged out users, and EU users who have explicitly opted out of tracking are all being tracked, report says
Ian Forrester

Samsung rejects concern over 'Orwellian' privacy policy | Technology | The Guardian - 1 views

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    Smart TV voice recognition software could transmit 'personal or other sensitive information' to a third party, Samsung's policy warns
Ian Forrester

NSA-proof passwords - Boing Boing - 0 views

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    "The Intercept's Micah Lee explains how to use Diceware's to generate a passphrase that can survive the NSA's trillion-guess-per-second cracking attempts -- but which can still be easily memorized. "
Ian Forrester

Are your devices always listening to you? Psychtech podcast - 0 views

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    Episode 55: This week we discuss why some people believe that their devices are always watching or listening to them. Oh, and whether or not it's true. Companies are finding more creative ways to target ads and content and consumers are consenting every day. But what are they consenting to?
Ian Forrester

Critical IoT Reading List - Thingclash - 0 views

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    Critical and insightful reading list about IOT
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