You are in the minority of world citizens who can access this online article. Out of the over 7 billion people inhabiting planet Earth, only 3 billion have Internet service. Cost is a significant barrier in many countries, but the logistics of Internet delivery is often the biggest hurdle, especially in remote areas. Furthermore, even…
Smart meters are being installed in homes and businesses across the United States as part of a new smart grid that improves energy efficiency. This new technology offers environmental and financial benefits for companies and individuals, but some people are concerned about perceived privacy risks. With the smart grid rapidly approaching, now is the time…
Conventional logic argues that electronic security should improve in tandem with progressions in computing technology. Unfortunately, this is not the case. When companies such as ADT, Honeywell and others began including automated home security in their packages, leaving remote access to homes available via smartphone, it was inevitable that a new threat would arise from…
Just try for a minute to imagine what the world would have been like before the advent of recorded music. I’m talking about a world pre-phonograph. How often would you hear a given song throughout the course of a lifetime, and how did musicians make any sort of money at all? There were no records…
Online shopping, for many people who hate doing their shopping along with the crowds, is a gift from the heavens by way of modern technology. Online shopping makes the process of purchasing a lot more convenient and much, much safer. With all the transactions processed online through credit card and the products you purchase gets…
There has been a lot of talk about how the idea of internet privacy is a myth—that everything you ever did and will be doing online leaves footprints that can be traced and exposed for everyone to see. This may not be too far from the truth—just look at how internet giants like Facebook and…