Interview with Security Advisor Rex M. Lee

As an increasing number of U.S. states take legal action against the Chinese-owned app TikTok, NTD discussed the platform’s data collection methods with cybersecurity adviser Rex Lee of My Smart Privacy. He said TikTok’s data collection goes beyond standard practices employed by major tech companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple.

NTD spoke with Rex Lee, Cybersecurity Adviser at My Smart Privacy

It is election time, and our advisories are waging tech-based hybrid warfare centered on election interference via social media platforms which has been a problem dating back to 2016 regarding the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal.

By Lareina Yee, Michael Chui, and Roger Roberts with Mena Issler from McKinsey Digital 

Which technology trends matter most for companies in 2024? New analysis by the McKinsey Technology Council highlights the adoption, development, and industry effects of advanced technologies.

By Rob Enderle for TechNewsWorld

With the advent of AI and rapidly changing corporate needs and performance, many companies have announced layoffs this year, and I expect we are far from done.

By Kevin Stocklin, NTD News

As the world’s communications and operations become increasingly dominated by a handful of tech oligopolies, they become more efficient and vulnerable. This became apparent last week as an antivirus software update issued on the evening of July 18 by CrowdStrike, a leading security software company, caused over a billion Windows-based computers to crash. 

By: Rex M. Lee, Privacy Advisor and Tech Journalist for My Smart Privacy

Is quantum computing the next frontier of modern technology? Some say it will change the world, but others fear the risks. A single quantum computer could break all modern encryption systems according to experts at MIT, plus numerous government agencies. Given the rising cyber threat posed by China, how can the United States safeguard its data?

By Rob Enderle for Techspective

Every industry has the same problem: figuring out what customers will want in a three-, five-, or 10-year timeframe. The reason we need to know what customers will want is that it takes from three to 10 years to create a new product, evaluate it, assure it, then bring it to market. Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs figured that out early on.

By: Daniel W. Rasmus for Serious Insights

The 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn delivers some worrisome insights about the future of work. Most notably, it shines a bright light on the power of automation over common sense

Peterborough, NH – May 22, 2024 – TechTalk Summits, the leader in events for technology professionals and executives, announced today the launch of TechTalk Daily, a comprehensive and searchable library of resources from leading technology companies.

By: Rex M. Lee, Privacy Advisor and Tech Journalist for My Smart Privacy

I attended the SXSW 2024 session “The Tech Industry and Cold War Two” hosted by Jason Schenker, Chairman of the Futurist Institute. Cold War Two refers to geopolitical tensions between the United States, its allies, as well as China, and Russia, plus all their allies/proxies.