Cyber security: How Alexa is permitted to spy on your private life
Chris Middleton explains the implications of Amazon’s latest research – and its efforts to water down consumer privacy protections.
Scare stories about Amazon’s Alexa eavesdropping on customers are nothing new, and are...
Electoral Interference: Taming the Bear
These days the internet is being used as a weapon of international war. Even as we bid adieu to French President Francois Hollande last week amidst closely observed elections in France,...
UK Industrial strategy: A bold vision scuppered by incompetence
OPINION While the British government wrestles with Brexit, it has announced more details of its plans to raise R&D investment to 2.4 percent of GDP, in line with its revamped industrial...
Why facial recognition systems should be regulated
Chris Middleton reports on a complex debate as the US considers putting legal restrictions on facial recognition systems.
Moves are afoot in the US to regulate facial recognition technology. This month, two...
Should we fear AI, or embrace its benefits?
Fifty-two technologists, academics, and business leaders have been quoted by business intelligence group CB Insights as saying that AI could spiral out of control and threaten human society.
Some have hit the...
Global Leaders meet at WEF Davos to discuss the fourth industrial revolution
The 49th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, from 22-25 January 2019, brought together CEOs, politicians, economists, scientists, and activists to debate the critical questions facing the planet. Globalisation,...
The Nth party: compliance with anti-bribery and corruption laws
For Fortune Global 1000 companies with complex global footprints and multiple third party affiliations, compliance with cybersecurity regulations, including anti-bribery and corruption laws, is a challenge. Global supply chains are inevitably...
Foxconn to transition 10,000 jobs to automated production
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou announced Foxconn is looking to transition 10,000 jobs to automated production this year.
Innolux Chairman Tuan Hsing-Chien confirmed the desire to transition 10,000 jobs which should be enforced...
Wdesk Policy Management Platform from Workiva wins GRC Innovation Award
Workiva has announced that their Wdesk Policy Management solution has won the GRC Innovation Award for Best User Experience by GRC 20/20 analyst firm earlier this Februrary.
The annual award for GRC...
Google’s Next Big Purchase: Xively
Google just announced that it plans to buy Xively for $50 million dollars. If they do buy Xively from LogMeIn, this would give Google a well-established IoT platform to add to...
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Electoral Interference: Taming the Bear
These days the internet is being used as a weapon of international war. Even as we bid adieu to French President Francois Hollande last...
