Notes from the Electronic Cottage 7/15/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Identity technology is moving very fast these days, and a bunch of
new technologies are emerging that are going to have a profound
impact on our lives before long. Whether use of these technologies
turns out to be positive or otherwise remains to be seen, and we’d be wise to follow their development and decide how we might choose
to use them, or not.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/24/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Google Street View can be a very handy service. It shows us images that allow us to see what locations actually look like from street level. It turns out, however, that images is not all that Googlemobiles have been collecting. Seems they’ve also been sniffing private Wi-Fi networks in homes and businesses in 30 countries, including the U.S., and officials around the world are not amused.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/17/10

Producer/Host:  Jim Campbell
Think mind reading is the stuff of science fiction? These days, it’s getting to be much more science and much less fiction. Using medical imaging devices and powerful computers, researchers around the world are succeeding in reading minds in a rudimentary way – at least at the moment – and, naturally, spy agencies and governments are very interested.

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 6/10/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The first of a new generation of satellites that will provide more accurate GPS location services has just been a launched. When all 12 of these satellites are in place, GPS accuracy should include from today’s approximately 20 foot accuracy to about 2-3 foot accuracy. This will have big implications for everyday life – some obvious, some not so obvious.Let’s take a look.

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