We’ve started a new series where we curate some of interesting reads on how technology affects us. They range from stories or blogs on how to run a tech business to detailed analysis of emerging industry sectors. Tell us what you think and also share some good reads you’ve come across. The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent people - ArsTechnica “In 2014, the former director of both the CIA and NSA proclaimed that "we kill people based on metadata." Now, a new examination of previously published Snowden documents suggests that many of those people may have been innocent.” *** The Internet Of Medicine Is Just What The Doctor Ordered - TechCrunch “Hospitals, responding to cost pressures from insurers, are turning to IoM solutions to trim expenses - solutions they will pay for on a recurring revenue basis. Sophisticated tools such as sensor-enhanced imaging systems enable doctors to diagnose disease sooner, while new wearable devices allow them to monitor patients remotely.” *** I Wish Vinod Khosla Could Write A Decent Essay - Medium “Unencumbered by his uninformed rhetoric, unsupported conclusions and his confusion of storytelling with factual assertions, Khosla moves swiftly onward. “Humanities later,” he declares. He does not specify when.” *** US intelligence chief: we might use the internet of things to spy on you - The Guardian “In the future, intelligence services might use the [internet of things] for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment, or to gain access to networks or…
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