You are a liar. Yes, you.
Written on May 5, 2019 In which I muse about the consequences of how we are forced to lie when we use the internet and our gadgets. Perhaps the ancient tribes of Judea predicted Facebook….
If we can’t trust Huawei, who can we trust?
In today’s Globe and Mail “Pursuits” section (Saturday, December 9, 2018), on page P4, there is a recommendation for a gadget called “Nest Hello”. The copy reads as follows RING MY BELL Who’s at your…
It is much worse than I thought….
A researcher named Robert Xiao just found and reported a so-called vulnerability in a web service called “LocationSmart”. It turned out that anyone (yes, you, me your Dad, anyone) could easily find the real-time location…
Yet another creepy service….
So here I am, reading about something or other on my computer, when my pocket dings. Ah! Perhaps my wife needs a ride? Or a friend wants to invite me for coffee?Nope: this is the…
Is Fake Science News Real?
The full catastrophe of unmediated reporting has, by now, become depressingly obvious. At the heart of the problem is the ease with which the creators of junk information can reach a vast audience. The major…