Privacy Concerns and the Internet of Things

Wearable technology is fast becoming part of the "Internet of Things" theme that was current at CES 2014. Below are just a few of the wearable technologies that have recently been announced
 

Google recently announced that they are working on contact lenses that are able to monitor a spike in glucose levels via the tears produced by our eyes.
 

Sony has created a 'life blogger', which monitors all aspects of your health and ensures that you are aware of what is lacking in your nutrition and health. The younger generation, as Sony admitted, are more liable to share the majority of their data than the older generation.
 

Oral B recently announced a Bluetooth toothbrush that would gather data on your brushing habits and would share this information with your dentist.
 

Google bought Nest Labs and while there was shock at the price tag; the company primarily makes and sells thermostats and people took to Twitter to share their concerns regarding privacy.

It is possible that not only will Google and Facebook know what we prefer based on our clicking, swiping and likes on web pages, but they will also know how we feel about products and experiences in those moments we don't have access to our smartphones or tablets. You can actually imagine it; walking past your favourite store (a gadget store in my case), and the latest wearable fitness tech senses an increase in your heartbeat. This information synced with your location could be analysed and allow companies to determine how to advertise to you in an even more precise manner. Purchasing could possibly not even become a choice anymore and become something that is embedded in the layers of our subconscious!

There are several questions that would need to be answered before this technology was in use. Such as, how will companies use the data that will inevitably be collected? How will this data be stored? How will it be protected? We are used to targeted ads online but will the same type of ads blight our shopping trips? Can that much data even be protected? After all, MtGox lost nearly half a billion worth of Bitcoins and Target was famously hacked successfully before Christmas 2013 compromising almost 70 million customers' data.

We are all becoming connected in one way or another and cloud computing/solutions will provide that connection in real time. IBM's "cloud of cloud" proposed service would ensure that all data should, in theory, be fiercely protected and will be able to move the data across other cloud platforms in real time.

This technology will be an innovation in becoming hack proof but with innovations abound in ensuring data protection; are we actually ready for so much data being collected from the things we purchase and it being stored? What do we make of having a 'Bill of Rights' that was suggested by Tim Berners-Lee recently? Data and privacy are fast becoming points of discussion that need to be addressed in an open way!

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Know More About McAfee Mobile Security for Google Android

McAfee, the industry leader in presenting security solutions for PCs and mobile devices, has brought for its users a new Mobile Security solution. It's McAfee Mobile Security for Android, which has quickly emerged as the market leader among mobile security solutions. This software gives users the confidence to explore all that the new world of mobile has to offer, while being inside the safe zone. You can now shop, surf, bank and socialize easily, if it's this security solution from McAfee acting as your mobile's protector. The security solution is simple, yet powerful and can fight back threats of every kind leaving no room for attacks and insecurities.

Highlights of this new McAfee Mobile Security for Google Android include

    It helps in securely backing up all personal data and information stored on your mobile covering everything from videos, photos to chats, call logs and more. Also, the simple web portal helps in managing your phone easily and in finding your phone, in fact you get complete control over your anytime companion, your mobile phone.

1. Protection against threats of every kind is top-notched and it works by scanning messages, apps installed, memory card and more. It's an award-winning technology and ensures high-end protection against unwanted apps and malware.
2. You can now enjoy added security and privacy of your device with this software which scans and checks your apps for any kinds of threat and data intrusion issues which can emerge anytime on your Android device.
3. Filtering out incorrect numbers, spammers and unwanted acquaintances turns automatic helping you keep those unknown callers away.
4.  McAfee Mobile Security for Google Android helps in improving the security of your Android device. Protection against malicious links, phishing sites, browser vulnerabilities, social networking sites, emails and more is offered efficiently.
5. Recovering your lost device can now be easily accomplished with this mobile security software from McAfee. Inserted SIM cards can be tracked and also whenever a new SIM will be inserted an instant notification to the person is sent. Also, with this you can get aware about the current location of your device by finding out the same on a map.
6. You can now save your mobile's data from getting into the wrong hands by wiping all the information stored on your phone remotely. You can choose to completely wipe the SD card quickly and can always retrieve this data over an online web portal easily.

So, with this McAfee Mobile Security for Google Android, get the power to keep your mobile devices safe and shielded from threats and vulnerabilities of most kinds.

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What Is the Amount of Data We Can Store In An Infinite Universe?

How on Earth are we going to continue to create data at this speed and still figure out how to store it all? We'll need unbelievable data centers and we are going to need some technological breakthroughs so we don't break the bank. We cannot expect all of this to burden one company; Google. Let's talk about just how much data we are producing and how things are getting out of control.

First, I'd like to point out that this isn't a new problem. We saw it happening at the Patent Office, Library of Congress, and it's been getting progressively worse. You see, in the 1965 Year Book accompanying the World Book Encyclopedia there was an essay titled; "Harrison Brown On Science - Science Faces a Crisis in Handling the Flow of Data it Generates; Can it Meet the Challenge?" Well, what has changed since then? Nothing except we collect more data than ever before now, and we are still having challenges storing it all aren't we, even with the Moore's Law effect on computer science. Consider if you will the following challenges:

1. Storing All the NASA Telescope Data and Imagery
2. Storing All of the NSA Data Collection
3. Storing All the Drone UAV footage
4. Storing Every Living Human's DNA for Medical Reasons
5. Storing All of the Content Put Online

You think this is only a problem in the US? Think again, how'd you like to be China right now with their giant nationwide intranet system (aka: Great Firewall of China)?

Now then, the question posed in the titled of this article; "What is the amount of data we can store in an infinite universe?" Might I suggest the answer: An infinite amount. Yes, this issue of Data Storage really does get into a bit of Science Philosophy but think about it for a moment. And mind you, I am not the only one considering this. DARPA put out a solicitation for revolutionary breakthrough concepts in big data, see the article in Washington Technology on February 24, 2014 titled by Frank Konkel; "$45M up for grabs in DARPA big data push."

There is no reason to collect all this data if you cannot use it or search through it for relevance. So, we need a way to put that data to good use, and that means we need to store it and have a way to quickly go through it, regardless of the ever growing pile of accumulated data. It's a simply stated problem, although the answer may not be nearly as easy as you've been led to believe. Consider that IBMs Watson that won Jeopardy only went through 200 million pages, today we are talking trillions of pages of information online and that information is everywhere, just like all the information of every particle in the Universe.

We've essentially created a whole new world of data as an overlay of the natural world, one we don't even fully comprehend, nevertheless, we will solve this challenge because we must and we will build systems to do it, control the data, and use that data, and we will figure out a way to continue to grow the amount of data toward infinity in our ever expanding infinite universe, which one cannot debate because even if the universe were not expanding, our creation of this new virtual realm within it is - and yes, it is a whole new world waiting for us, if we dare to take it. Let's do it.

Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Future Concepts. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net


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