The US visa application needs to know your social media presence
From 1 June 2019 the US visa application process changed to
require applicants to submit five years of social media
account information.
... (Read More)
Privacy
Surveillance – how to tell if the Government is watching you (hint: you’re breathing)
A couple of weeks back, we wrote about the hypocrisy of the US during the recent Huawei 5G infrastructure fiasco. In essence, it is all about any government's ... (Read More)
ACCC Digital Platforms inquiry – rein in Google’s and Facebook’s unfettered power
The ACCC has released the Digital Platforms Inquiry with 23 strong recommendations to rein in the powers of online tech giants like Facebook and Google.
... (Read More)
Amazon Assistant spies on you
GadgetGuy regularly warns readers about understanding what app permissions to allow and to be careful with personal data online. It seems Amazon Assistant spie... (Read More)
OK Google does human voice sampling. So what?
A Google employee snuck out some anonymous voice sampling recordings against Google’s data security policies. They leaked what is a dead-horse story to the ne... (Read More)
How to stop Big Tech using you – breaking up or breaking free
What do you think of when you hear “Big Tech”? Do you worry
or rejoice?
... (Read More)
Alexa invades your privacy (and how to stop it)
OK, Alexa invades your privacy. Well, so too does Google Assistant, Siri, Bixby, Cortana and pretty well any machine learning or AI-driven cloud - Facebook/Wha... (Read More)
ITy Bytes 26 May – Apple MacBook teardown, Huawei clarity, privacy debate, and JBL’s new party speaker
ITy Bytes 26 May – in this edition
Teardown MacBook Pro 2019 with touch bar (Intel Core i9); Apple’s next iPhones; More Huawei clarity; Microsoft pushes pri... (Read More)
The US visa application needs to know your social media presence
From 1 June 2019 the US visa application process changed to
require applicants to submit five years of social media
account information.
... (Read More)
Surveillance – how to tell if the Government is watching you (hint: you’re breathing)
A couple of weeks back, we wrote about the hypocrisy of the US during the recent Huawei 5G infrastructure fiasco. In essence, it is all about any government's ... (Read More)
ACCC Digital Platforms inquiry – rein in Google’s and Facebook’s unfettered power
The ACCC has released the Digital Platforms Inquiry with 23 strong recommendations to rein in the powers of online tech giants like Facebook and Google.
... (Read More)
Amazon Assistant spies on you
GadgetGuy regularly warns readers about understanding what app permissions to allow and to be careful with personal data online. It seems Amazon Assistant spie... (Read More)
OK Google does human voice sampling. So what?
A Google employee snuck out some anonymous voice sampling recordings against Google’s data security policies. They leaked what is a dead-horse story to the ne... (Read More)
How to stop Big Tech using you – breaking up or breaking free
What do you think of when you hear “Big Tech”? Do you worry
or rejoice?
... (Read More)
Alexa invades your privacy (and how to stop it)
OK, Alexa invades your privacy. Well, so too does Google Assistant, Siri, Bixby, Cortana and pretty well any machine learning or AI-driven cloud - Facebook/Wha... (Read More)
ITy Bytes 26 May – Apple MacBook teardown, Huawei clarity, privacy debate, and JBL’s new party speaker
ITy Bytes 26 May – in this edition
Teardown MacBook Pro 2019 with touch bar (Intel Core i9); Apple’s next iPhones; More Huawei clarity; Microsoft pushes pri... (Read More)