PC Mag – “Out with the old, and in with the new. From the Ring Car Cam and Fossil smartwatches to ICQ and Twitter’s ‘like’ tab, this is the tech that bowed out this year. The tech graveyard is ending 2024 with a few new inhabitants. Throughout the year, companies put aging products out to pasture and billion-dollar deals ended with curt blog posts about focusing their efforts (and dollars) elsewhere. It was the end of the road for products big and small, old and new. Here’s a look back at those that ended their run in 2024…”
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Category Archives: Transportation
Traffic Cam Photobooth
“Traffic Cam Photobooth is a website that allows anybody to locate their nearest publicly available traffic camera and use it to take pictures of themselves. While these cameras are ostensibly intended for traffic, they also serve to acclimate us to the idea that constant monitoring is an everyday part life in the city. No matter… Continue Reading
You’re Being Tracked by ALPRs
DeFlockMe – 10,760 ALPRs Reported Worldwide and rapidly growing. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are monitoring your every move. Learn more about how they work and how you can protect your privacy. Privacy Violations – ALPRs track your movements and store your data for long periods of time, creating a detailed record of your location… Continue Reading
Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets
Wired: “Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide, can be hacked by their owners to evade traffic regulations or even law enforcement surveillance. Digital license plates, already legal to buy in a growing number of states and to drive with nationwide, offer a few perks… Continue Reading
PopSci 50 greatest innovations of 2024
Now, in 2024, we continue our decades-old tradition of honoring big ideas. We even see hints of our original honorees in this year’s list: Sea-Doo and Ford made both lists, 36 years apart. We’re proud to bring you promising innovations—from things that make life at home easier to literal out-of-this-world explorations. This is the Best… Continue Reading
The Ocean Investigations Guide
Via Ian Urbina: “Investigative reporting about activities at sea is a unique specialty requiring distinct tools and tactics. How can I find open-source footage evidence of human rights abuses or illegal fishing on ships? Is it possible to connect ships to the specific seafood buyers? Is there a way to track ships even when they… Continue Reading
How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?
Gizmodo: “Our biometric data is freely available to anybody with an AI model and a camera. Facial recognition software is such a pervasive technology that we submit our data whenever we go through airport security or walk into a drug store. You start to wonder if it’s possible to hide our facial features or—on the extreme end—change our… Continue Reading
32 Rules to Make Holiday Air Travel Faster, Cheaper, More Comfortable
Bloomberg [unpaywalled] “The essential handbook for surviving air travel, through the holidays and beyond. With weather delays, tech outages, seatmates who won’t share the armrest, fees for things you used to get for free—it’s easy to never want to step into an airport again. To help you survive flying this season, Bloomberg Businessweek scoured every… Continue Reading
Formaldehyde Cancer Risk in Your Neighborhood
ProPublica – Risk in Your Neighborhood. In most of the country, formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes from. Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic chemical in the air. It’s… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 30, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 30, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
Bookmark ‘Calculator Soup’
Lifehacker – For the Next Time You Need to Convert Just About Anything – “We all have a few go-to calculations that we find ourselves doing often, like converting ounces to cups or miles to kilometers—that sort of thing. When I need to do a quick conversion, I use Calculator Soup, a simple website offering… Continue Reading
Senators Say TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Is Out of Control
Gizmodo: “A bipartisan group of 12 senators has urged the Transportation Security Administration’s inspector general to investigate the agency’s use of facial recognition, saying it poses a significant threat to privacy and civil liberties. Their letter comes just before one of the busiest travel periods of the year when millions of Americans are expected to… Continue Reading
