3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday.
1. What emerging technology might be the next thing to touch down on the football field?
Hint:
Answer: a low-cost, portable screening device to distinguish concussions from other kinds of head trauma, could soon hit the market. BioDirection Inc., hopes to launch “Tbit,” which uses nanowire technology to screen a drop of blood to quickly assess the degree of a head injury, as soon as it receives the necessary regulatory clearance. Read more here.
2. Feeling paranoid at work? Well, you should be given the application of these technologies.
Hint:
Answer: legally, employers are given wide latitude when it comes to employee monitoring. Monitoring devices include keystroke loggers, hidden cameras, tracking apps, GPS (on company owned vehicles), chip implants and microscope badges. While employers have been sued for snooping, certain industry watchers believe that given the availability and emergence of more sophisticated tracking devices, Big Brother’s vigilance, as he signs your paycheck, will only increase. Read the details here.
3. What technology is pointedly proving to be a security risk?
Hint:
Answer: security access that relies on fingerprint recognition is being given a thumbs down as a result of the apparent relative ease of fingerprint cloning, which may be achieved with only a few close-up photographs of a person’s fingers. Instead, greater reliance is now being placed on so-called living biometrics, such as finger vein recognition, whereby “the person has to be in possession of them and exhibiting them in real life.” Read the story here.