WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
A weekly feature on electronic technology as it affects everyday life with Jim Campbell. Broadcast on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME every Thursday at 7:30 AM.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Well, it’s Halloween week so it’s a good time to take a peek at a few digital tricks floating around cyberspace like Verizon Wireless tracking their users’ interests and selling that info to marketers or the mischief that bad people could get up to with medical devices that have all sorts of vulnerabilities. Don’t worry, there are treats on the web, too, and we’ll get to some of them next time.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Want to check out a couple of fun while still being informative web sites? Want to ponder whether Apple and Google are putting people “above the law” as FBI Director Comey claims? If so, listen up.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
(A “best of” edition): “Consent of the governed” is one of the founding principles of the United States. Does that apply on the Internet? Not so far but some folks are trying to change that, including Rebecca McKinnon.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Want some RocketSkates? Sounds like a cool new product! Want some software like ComputerCop so you can keep tabs on what your children do online? Might sound like a cool product but really isn’t. Here’s why.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Electronic Cottage listeners like to know what is coming down the pike in digital tech. Here are 23 technologies that the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers think are going to be very important by the year 2022. See what you think. You can read the report for yourself at www.computer.org/portal/web/2022-Report.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The Internet is offers an amazing opportunity to find information but how do we know if what we find is true? Good question. Here are some thoughts on the subject.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
We’ve heard a lot about data breaches lately in which hackers have broken into the computer systems of places like Home Depot and Target and stolen all sorts of customer information. Those breaches make for big headlines but how large a problem are data breaches really? Very large, as it turns out: a report on breaches in the first half of 2014 makes for very disturbing reading.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
We’re beginning to realize that there is no real security on the web but there are things we can do to make us less of a target of hackers. One big one is to get serious about passwords. Here’s a method for making passwords that even in today’s environment provide us with some real protection.