Category Archives: Tech Opinions

Are apps that promise facial recognition capabilities an invasion of privacy?

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A. Yes. I do not want someone trying to find out my identity without my consent.

B. No, as long as it is in a public place.

C. What is the difference between this and street cameras?

D. No opinion, Technology just keeps on changing.

E. Not sure. What is it?

We want your opinion. Is this part of the new normal or this is still taboo and an invasion of privacy? What concerns you and what would reassure you that it is just innovation?

Do you like it when Bing or Google use autosuggest to help you find what you are trying to search for?

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A. No, because it directs me away from what I am searching for.

B. Yes. It saves me time and is accurate.

c. What is it?

D. Sometimes good sometimes bad.

How much help do you want from your search engine? Do you want it to search while you are typing or wait till you have finished entering what you are searching for at that moment? Let us know.

Is 4G all its cracked up to be?

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A. Love it! Would not be worth using as a mobile device if I did not have it.

B. It’s okay. It could be faster.

C. It’s great! When I actually have 4G signal…

D. Not impressed. Bring on 5G

E. Depends on the carrier.

What are your experiences with 4G? Has it revolutionized the smartphone experience? Have you had a good or bad experience with your carrier? How has it changed your relationship with your smartphone and how you communicate or access information around you? Let us know.

Do you use Blackberry Messenger?

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A. What is blackberry? Can I eat it?

B. AOL, Yahoo, Skype…Why do I need another messaging product?

C. No. I use a mobile messaging app.   Yes. Safe and secure for my organization’s needs.

D. No, because I do not have a Blackberry handset

Blackberry Messenger offers a lot of great features starting with great security related to how Blackberry routes traffic through their servers and infrastructure. For the longest time, this was the standard of security for governments and enterprise. However, with the dominance of iOS and Android, many users do not know Blackberry or have used its products and services.

Tell us what you think about Blackberry Messenger.

Google Glass And Facial Recognition: Great Tool Or Invasion Of Privacy?

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Depending on the implementation, this may be a real benefit to users. Google has described this as a tool to allow business users of consumers to know the names of important people or business contacts important to their personal lives or profession.

This is benign on the surface, but if a Google Glass user can just sit there and check anyone all day, this has the potential to get creepy. And that is the predicament Google finds itself in. Facial recognition or no facial recognition? Make this feature the best it can be or limit it?

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