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The Importance of an Online Encryption Policy

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Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This quote summarizes the importance of online encryption policy and hands-on implementation within an organization. Though you may have the best IT department in the world and advanced computing resources, if there are no written methodical steps that will serve as guidelines […]

Tim Cook's Comments On The Apple Watch's Battery Life Weren't Very Reassuring (AAPL)

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Battery life, arguably one of the most important features of the upcoming Apple Watch, still remains a mystery. When the device was announced in September, Apple would only say you'd need to charge the watch nightly, implying that it wouldn't even last a day. Apple CEO Tim Cook gave no indication it'd be any better while speaking at the WSJD conference Monday night. When asked how long the Apple Watch battery would last, Cook said it will vary based on how people use it. Still, he said users will have to charge the device nightly. That's hardly reassuring.

Startup Fights Fraud With Tools From Facebook…And the NSA

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Tom Ryan wanted to build something that could identify criminal behavior inside massive mobile networks, stock trading services, ecommerce sites, and other online operations. So he turned to a pair of familiar names for help: Facebook and the NSA. He didn’t exactly knock on Facebook’s front door—let alone the NSA’s. But he did adopt a […] The post Startup Fights Fraud With Tools From Facebook…And the NSA appeared first on WIRED.

What to do when you're about to run out of broadband data

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Even the fastest home Internet connection may impose a cap on the amount of data you can upload and download per month. That might be 10GB for a budget satellite connection, or hundreds of gigabytes for cable or DSL service. If you find yourself approaching your limit long before the end of the month, you can curtail your data consumption without making life too inconvenient.

Now cheaper than ever, fitness bands face an uphill run to stay relevant

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As fitness bands get cheaper and cheaper, the companies making them will need new ways to survive, which could mean anything from subscription apps to selling your fitness data. The post Now cheaper than ever, fitness bands face an uphill run to stay relevant appeared first on Digital Trends.

3-D printing services poised to eclipse manufacturers with intriguing offerings

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SANTA CLARA — Members of the 3-D printing industry gathered this week to talk about the latest news from large manufacturers and the smaller companies that support them through material, software, and sales innovations.

A big development on the conference floor is that the 3-D printing services market is increasingly creating more interesting products and applications than the manufacturing side of this sector. This means that in the near future, the industry could follow the path taken by other…

How to Use Apple Pay

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iOS 8.1 has brought the highly anticipated Apple Pay to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Managing Editor Josh Centers dives into Apple Pay to explain how to use it. Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and become a TidBITS member! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.

At Austin airport, Wi-Fi predicts how long the security line will be

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The Internet can ease travel concerns in many ways, including flight-delay information, maps of road congestion, and ride-sharing apps. But a Wi-Fi network at the Austin, Texas, airport can now answer one of the great unknowns: How long will I have to wait in line at security?That information is available thanks to fairly simple technology implemented on a Cisco Systems network run by global Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless.

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