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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

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

Personalised marketing at scale is the next big thing in digital | Media Network | The ... - 0 views

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    "Big data opens up a hyper-personalised marketing opportunity - but creative treads a thin line between relevance and invasiveness"
Ian Forrester

Lecture by Vinay Gupta at the opening event of Data in the 21st Century on Vimeo - 0 views

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    "Data in the 21st Century is on view at V2_ Rotterdam until 14-2-2016. On 12-2 Lev Manovich will give a lecture as part of the closing event of Data in the 21st Century. Gupta starts of with discussing the fashions of data in the past, present and future. He then goes on to discuss how data affects everything, from everyday things like dating till new forms of governance or the economy at large. He finishes his lecture by describing what we can expect in the near future."
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

Even Barbie Can Be Hacked - 0 views

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    A security researcher accessed personal information stored by Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi-enabled talking Barbie doll.
Ian Forrester

Will you tell Starbucks your name? - BBC News - 0 views

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    Coffee chain Starbucks has begun asking its UK customers their names in a bid to appear more friendly. But do people really want to be on first name terms with their barista?
Ian Forrester

Stalking Your Friends with Facebook Messenger - Faith and future - Medium - 0 views

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    I didn't realize how much data about me Messenger was revealing to the people I chatted with until last week when I began tinkering with my message history.
Ian Forrester

Future Telly - Matt Webb on Twitter - 0 views

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    Virgin sends subscribers a letter with details of what they watched
Ian Forrester

Matt Webb on Twitter: "Sending me an email saying what TV I've watched this past year i... - 0 views

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    Virgin media sends Matt Webb a summary of what he's watched. Creepy!
Ian Forrester

IoT Abandonware: When your cloud service leaves you stranded | ZDNet - 0 views

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    In November, owners of the Aether Cone intelligent streaming audio device got a lump of coal for the holidays, when Aether, the manufacturer of the "smart speaker" announced it was going out of business.
Ian Forrester

How Advertisers Use Internet Cookies to Track You - 0 views

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    It's rarely a coincidence when you see Web ads for products that match your interests. WSJ's Christina Tsuei explains how advertisers use cookies to track your online habits.
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