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Kill U.S. web firms’ license to operate in Europe, German privacy officials urge (via GigaOm)
David Meyer of GigaOm writes a very sharp and astute comment here; excerpts below. “The Safe Harbor agreement between the U.S. and Europe, which allows...
NYT piece: new targets for hackers: cars, homes and bodies (reality shock ;)
This piece on the NYT bit blog really made me think. Hackers and security researchers are moving away from simply trying to break into —...
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Aug 2013
Yes: People Are Changing Their Internet Habits Now That They Know The NSA Is Watching
Read more at Fast Coexist . ..according to a new analysis from Annalect, a digital data and analytics firm, two months of ongoing discussion about...
18
Aug 2013
Great piece on QZ.com: Google screenless computing, voice-control, future of interfaces
Read the full piece on QZ.com and then think about the implications of this … it boggles the mind. If this cool MotoX phone has...
16
Aug 2013
Great piece by Doug Stephens: future of retail
The Future of Retail: The Segment of One Today, there’s an entirely new revolution brewing and it’s coming at a velocity and scale that I...
15
Aug 2013
Great piece on why DATA is indeed the new OIL: LinkedIn connects big data, human resources (via WaPo)
It’s big data meeting human resources. And that data, core to LinkedIn’s potential, could catapult the company beyond building careers and into the realms of...
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Aug 2013
US businesses stand to lose up to $35B as a result of PRISM – Boing Boing
How Much Will PRISM Cost the U.S. Cloud Computing Industry? [PDF], a report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation — a highly regarded DC...
13
Aug 2013
We need Big Tech to protect us from Big Brother says Jeff Jarvis (theguardian.com)
We need Big Tech to protect us from Big Brother | Jeff Jarvis | Comment is free | theguardian.com. Yonathan Zunger, the chief architect of...
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Aug 2013
Must-read: the NSA Is Commandeering the Internet – Bruce Schneier – The Atlantic
Great peace by Bruce Schneier, amplifying the concerns voiced in my recent posts on why PRISM is such a big deal. Bruce nails it all...
13
Aug 2013
7 Digital Trends to Expect in the Next 5 Years (my guest post at Swissnex)
7 Digital Trends to Expect in the Next 5 Years… We are entering an era of mind-boggling global data torrents, all-pervasive social-local-mobile (SoLoMo) connectivity, widespread...
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Aug 2013
New video: Infotrends Sao Paulo 2013: the Future of Media, Content, Advertising (Keynote by Gerd Leonhard, Portuguese subtitles)
This is a pretty nice recording and it shows that I really enjoy speaking to Brazilian audiences – check it out! You can view the...
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Aug 2013
Interview with Handelszeitung Switzerland: Klassische Werbung stirbt aus (in German language)
PDF: Handelszeitung Schweiz Gerd Leonhard Klassische Werbung stirbt aus ... Read more
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Aug 2013
▶ Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape… (must watch re PRISM affair & surveillance)
▶ Has the Gov't Lied on Snooping? Let's Go to the Videotape – YouTube. ... Read more
13
Aug 2013
One Nation Under CCTV: fabulous illustration
One Nation Under CCTV, a photo by tj.blackwell on Flickr. “What kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the hedonistic...
13
Aug 2013
▶ CIA’s Chief Tech Officer on Big Data: We Try to Collect Everything and Hang Onto It Forever (one scary video)
▶ CIA's Chief Tech Officer on Big Data: We Try to Collect Everything and Hang Onto It Forever – YouTube. Just ran across this video...
13
Aug 2013
Good read: Six ways to protect yourself from the NSA et al (ZDnet)
Good piece with some good tips here. Kinda strange that we even have to consider these steps;( Let’s say you do make yourself an Internet...
11
Aug 2013
How Much Will PRISM Cost the U.S. Cloud Computing Industry – download this PDF!
How Much Will PRISM Cost the U.S. Cloud Computing Industry – 2013-cloud-computing-costs.pdf. Found via Statista Read my posts on PRISM ... Read more
11
Aug 2013
The power of social media (nice slideshow by fellow futurist Ross Dawson, cheeky cartoon added by me:)
The Power of Social Media – Keynote slides from Ross Dawson ... Read more
