One of the most annoying parts of the Edward Snowden revelations isn’t what everyone is focused on. It isn’t that the NSA has been snooping on anyone and everyone they can. It isn’t that they seem to have their fingers in places that were once considered virtually impossible to hack. It isn’t even the poor… Continue reading Tech giants can’t (or won’t) protect your data when push comes to shove
Tag: Washington DC
This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart
It’s not that it’s disappointing or anything. In many ways, it’s anticlimactic to see what the little device that’s causing all the stirring around the blogosphere, at businesses, and even in Washington DC. Google Glass, for all of it’s flaws ahead of its public release, doesn’t have unicorn blood or a phoenix feather inside. It’s… Continue reading This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart
If cell phones are allowed to be unlocked, the technology of the republic is working
Since the establishment of We the People, the US government site dedicated to allowing citizens to petition the government to respond to their concerns, the concept has been engulfed by follies, giggles, and sour grapes. It has not been effective in getting any real changes made in government and at times it has been more… Continue reading If cell phones are allowed to be unlocked, the technology of the republic is working
Cell phone tracking, gun sniffing Predator B drones are flying over Americans today
It’s not just a question of privacy. It’s not simply a question of civil liberties. The technological capabilities and mandated powers that the United States government currently has will be used on American citizens because perceived requirements for homeland security will always supersede the rights of a free people. History has shown this. It’s happening… Continue reading Cell phone tracking, gun sniffing Predator B drones are flying over Americans today
Silicon Valley is buying protection from DC through skyrocketing lobbying spends
The greatest threat to startups is lack of momentum. For companies that make it over the startup hump, it’s competition. Once a tech company is big, innovation is often the biggest challenge. Once you get to be the size of Facebook, Google, and Apple, the biggest roadblocks to continued prosperity can be Washington DC and… Continue reading Silicon Valley is buying protection from DC through skyrocketing lobbying spends
Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately
We were so close. A non-controversial bill, the Video Privacy Protection Act, flew through the Senate and was sent to President Obama last week. The bill itself isn’t important; it allows people using services like Netflix to post the movies that they were watching directly from the service onto Facebook and other social media sites… Continue reading Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately