By some accounts, there are more than 200 variants of ad-blocking solutions, many of which utilize whitelisting that allows certain ads through when they adhere to specific rules. While an ad blocker that doesn’t block all ads may sound like an oxymoron, I argue that whitelisting may be critical for the long-term sustainability of ad-supported services.

Reaction was swift and vociferous last year when note-taking app Evernote announced a revised privacy policy that allowed employees to read users' content in order to test and support new machine-learning and automation capabilities.  Such are the pitfalls encountered by digital developers, web services providers and Internet of Things manufacturers as they strive to stay competitive, cool and cutting-edge.

"All of this technology is wonderful and makes life more pleasurable. But you need to know what you’re doing with it to use it safely.”  Lieberman was alluding to the fact that many IoT devices have little or no security. “I own a smart phone and that's it,” said Bruce Higgins of City Heights. “People buy  these devices and think they are a toy.

The safety risks of the Internet of Things grow by the day, but regulation and self-policing both have shortcomings.  On the morning of September 29, 1982, a twelve-year-old girl in the Chicago suburbs woke up feeling sick. Instead of going to school, she says home and takes a Tylenol early in the morning. She dies shortly after that.