Clip-on Device May Alert Wearer to Potential COVID-19 Exposure
By B.N. Frank Unlike countless other modern tracking and/or wearable devices, this new COVID detector has no power source and does not emit harmful radiation…
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Apple AirTags: “especially powerful for stalking in a way that goes beyond what we have seen in previously existing physical trackers”
By B.N. Frank Tracking technology existed before Apple introduced its AirTags. Of course tracking technology is often used in ways that are legal and responsible…
Smart Oceans: Cell Towers On The Ocean Floor?
Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a demonstrated need or call to do so. High-speed communication such as 5G has penetrated land…
U.S. Smart Cities to Increase Use of Connected Vehicle and Next Gen Transportation Data
By B.N. Frank “Smart Cities” are all about privacy-invasive data collection via in-road sensors, security and traffic cameras, utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, water), connected…
Transportation Sec Buttigieg Jazzed About “Smart Cities” Despite Well-Known Risks and Costs Associated with Them
By B.N. Frank American opposition to “Smart Cities” and all the costs and risks associated with them has ongoing for years (see 1, 2, 3,…
Appliances, Wearables, Phones, Toys, Baby Monitors, etc: Have You Read the “Fine Print Warnings” on Your “Smart” Wireless Devices?
By B.N. Frank Research has already determined that there are significant health risks associated with exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (aka “Electrosmog”) as well as wireless…
Concerns About Body-Monitoring Tech Now Include “risks of stress and addiction”
By B.N. Frank Body-monitoring wearables may be popular; however, they do come with various risks. Over the years, wearers have reported burns, rashes, electric shock,…
Google Maps and Waze Sent Drivers “on hazardous detours through mountain passes” during Snowstorm
By B.N. Frank FYI for those who rely on Google Maps, Waze, and/or other GPS systems or apps while driving… From Newser: Drivers Say Google…
Amazon Alexa Suggests that Child Try the “Penny Challenge” Despite Fire and Health Risks
By B.N. Frank Earlier this month it was reported that “15% to 25% of new Alexa users during 2018 through 2021 completely abandoned the device…
Spying Made Easy with Facebook’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses; “Fun for a Music Festival, Scary on a Playground”
By B.N. Frank Wireless wearables are notorious for their capability of being privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). The same is true about…
The COVID-19 Passport Microchip Is Here
By Mayukh Saha What one year ago would be considered a crazy conspiracy theory is now becoming a reality. A Swedish company, Epicenter, has brought…
Amazon Outage Disabled IoT/Smart Devices, Stopped Package Deliveries; People Were Locked Out of Homes and Disney Parks
By B.N. Frank Experts have been warning for years about security risks associated with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and various IoT/Smart…
Recall of 300,000+ Wireless Earphones Due to Fire and Burn Injuries
By B.N. Frank Wireless wearables (activity trackers/watches, earphones, hearing aids, rings, Virtual Reality (VR) goggles, etc.) operate via biologically harmful wireless frequencies (aka “Wi-Fi”) and…
School District Buys Robots and iPad Apps for Autistic Pre-K Students to Practice Receiving Verbal Feedback, Reading Facial Movements
By B.N. Frank Research has determined that children’s use of screens as well as their exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), cell phone, and Wi-Fi radiation…