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A recent report by CNet states that Google’s street view cars collected user’s location information through open Wi-Fi hotspots. If your device was being used as a wireless router, Google captured its MAC address, which could be used to discover its location. Google stated that non-static hotspots are supposed to be deleted from the database. In other news, Research In Motion recently announced that it would 2,000 jobs from its global work force. The 11% cut in personnel comes amidst deep slashes in revenue forecasts, dropping stock prices and a lack of competitive products in the mobile space. And finally, researchers have created a breakthrough artificial lung that is as functional as the human organ. The device’s performance could allow for the creation of a portable pseudo-lung that could run off of a patient’s own heart. Its creators believe we could be seeing clinical trials within the decade.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.