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• Apple’s plan to scan US iPhones raises privacy red flags

  06-08-2021 18:38
  
  Apple has announced plans to scan iPhones for images of child abuse, raising immediate concerns regarding user privacy and surveillance with the move.Has Apple's iPhone become an iSpy?
  Apple says its system is automated, doesn’t scan the actual images themselves, uses some form of hash data system to identify known instances of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) and says it has some fail-safes in place to protect privacy.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• 30 Notable IT Executive Moves: July 2021 - CRN

  06-08-2021 17:33
  30 Notable IT Executive Moves: July 2021  CRN
  
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• These products support the new normal office environment

  06-08-2021 13:00
  
  Winston Churchill once quipped, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Tech companies have taken that advice to heart with COVID-inspired products addressing everything from contact tracing to virtual video backgrounds. Last week, I looked at new technologies that promise to change the way that we meet. This week, I will look at products that address other aspects of post-pandemic life.Better spacesUpflex had been renting on-demand workspaces primarily to small businesses and startu
  
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• For better video collaboration, time to embrace the Metaverse?

  06-08-2021 12:02
  
  The next big thing looks to be the concept of a shared virtual collective, better known as the Metaverse.  At Siggraph next week, there will be a considerable effort to spin up hundreds of thousands of developers and thousands of companies around the idea. And one of the first VR collaboration products I’m aware of to jump on it is Arthur. (Christoph Fleishmann, the founder and CEO of Arthur, expects we could reach critical mass in as little as two years.)To read this article in full
  
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• Windows 365 costs how much!?

  06-08-2021 12:00
  
  The day has finally come: Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PC is now generally available and…"Oh my God, Steven! Have you seen how much it costs!?"Yes, I have. Here's what…."It's so expensive!"Actually, it's not. And before you interrupt me again, let me explain what’s going on with Windows 365.First, as promised, Microsoft this week published Windows 365 pricing. It starts at $20 per user, per month for the lowest-end SKU. With that, you get a single vCPU (Virtual CPU) running o
  
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• Why Strategic IT Should be at the Top of Every Executive's Priority List - Global Trade Magazine

  06-08-2021 08:58
  Why Strategic IT Should be at the Top of Every Executive's Priority List  Global Trade Magazine
  
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• Northampton County Executive McClure says it may be time for a tax break - 69News WFMZ-TV

  06-08-2021 03:19
  Northampton County Executive McClure says it may be time for a tax break  69News WFMZ-TV
  
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