The past few weeks have seen most of the tech industry line up against law enforcement and intelligence agencies over the matter of encryption and privacy. I particularly liked Google's recent conversion to privacy as it wasn't that long ago that Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, said that, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't
VPNs are great for keeping snooping countries, Orwellian agencies and thieving criminals at bay, but they're not always straightforward to setup and when you have a laptop, mobile phone and tablet it's a pain to maintain the VPN on each of them. Keezel has a solution in the shape of a personal wifi hotspot which has VPN software baked into the
With a string of successful smart lock products such as the Kwikset Kevo, UniKey are expanding out of the US and into other worldwide markets, but it's not simply a case of taking a US product and selling it abroad as each country has its own size and security requirements . Don discusses the problem with Dirk from UniKey and
Bluetooth tracking devices are fairly common but when the tags have been designed by Philippe Starck as "connected jewels", it's definitely worth taking a look. Lisa Despeyroux, Wistiki's Communications and PR manager connects with Jamie and Daniel to tell them more about Hopla!, Voila! and Aha! French outfit Wistiki have partnered with the famous designer, Philippe Starck, to create three shapes of tracking device (or
Coming from a background in home security, Essence have used their understanding of monitoring to develop a range of products for the smart home to enable independent living for those people who might otherwise have difficulty looking after themselves. Jamie and Daniel find out more from Rafi Zauer, Essence Head of Marketing. The smart home market is exploding at the moment and there
Dog and Bone are more usually known for their protective range of Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphone cases, though here it's a smartphone-controlled Bluetooth padlock that's going to provided the protection. Jamie and Daniel find out more from Maria. Dog and Bone's LockSmart keyless Bluetooth padlock is exactly what it says: a padlock that uses Bluetooth communication from an app on
As the online war with the bad guys escalates, the target is moving away from the devices to the people who own them. Jamie and Daniel look at this tactical shift with AVG's Todd Simpson. AVG's goal is to protect devices, data and people with a portfolio of products, from anti-virus to VPNs, parental controls to reputation protection. As more and