Amazon Broadens the Mobile Payment Patent Minefield
Most tech companies build competitive barriers using patents. Amazon achieved this with a patent on one-click ordering that finally expired...
Washington State Failed Fraud Detection System Lost $576 Million
A positive fraud signal requires humans to determine if that signal is correct or a false positive. This demands a...
More on China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Implementation
This article from Forbes suggests that China’s tight alignment and coordination between technology providers, financial institutions, and the state may...
Will Digital Currencies Make Being Poor Less Costly?
It’s clear that digital currencies have lower costs which could in theory help the poor. However many hurdles remain. The primary...
Another Reason to Be Cautious with Facial Recognition
Just two days ago there was the Rite Aid article describing push back the company received on its facial recognition...
Rite Aid Facial Recognition Security Was Uncovered, Are You Prepared?
This Reuters article delivers an in-depth review of how Rite Aid used facial recognition to detect repeat offenders, and probably...
AI Gets Closer to Writing Software
Mercator Advisory Group predicted AI would assist in software development in its 2017 report “Bringing AI into the Enterprise: A...
Is Portland’s Biometric Facial Recognition Ban Enforceable?
It appears every organization interested in using facial recognition has a problem with Portland’s yet-to-be-released ban on the technology for...
Another Major Business Taken Out by Ransomware
Garmin is the latest company to have every one of its online assets taken down by ransomware (Garmin Connect, Garmin...
Alexa Voice App Activation Adds Convenience, but at What Cost?
Amazon is extending Alexa’s capabilities to enable app activation for iOS and Android devices, so now developers have another voice...
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