Google IO 2019 unveiled new smart home hardware, the Google Pixel 3a, the death of Nest, and some good privacy changes to Google Home and Android. I was also able to attend a Google open house in New York City to get some face to face time with the products and Google employees.
Apple Siri Shortcuts and iOS 12 immediately broke away many of the constraints that were holding Siri back. Hardcore iOS users jumped in right away, but there’s still a lot of people who aren’t familiar with what it does, or why it’s so important to the future of iOS and Apple. Or how Shortcuts and
Our internet privacy in the age of the cloud computing and the internet of things is under seige. We need to push companies and our governments to enact laws to protect or right to remain private and the right to be forgotten. Let’s take a look at the current state of internet privacy in 2019.