President Obama has introduced draft legislation intended to ease the burden on consumers who wish to view or delete personal information that companies collect and keep. The White House announced the release of the draft based on the principles of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights originally released in 2012. Consumer privacy is another Internet related...

I remember when I was a kid watching Star Trek. The Enterprise computer could do it all. Captain Kirk could see and talk to his crew on the surface of some alien planet instantly and in real time. And the ships computer could translate  any alien language into perfect english. We have that technology today. At any given...

There is such a thing as corporate responsibility. When a company commands a position in society that makes it a communication resource and societal monitor reflecting the culture, it must accept corporate responsibility. Accepting corporate responsibility means using the products for more than profit. It means using the product to improve society as a whole....

Nothing is worst than discovering you paid too much for a plane ticket. Airline price models can be all over the place. You might discover you paid more for your seat than the person next to you. That is why Hopper is the App of the Week. Hopper answers the most aggravating questions like; Is...

In a close three to two vote along party lines, the FCC announced new rules on Internet governance to support net neutrality and the open Internet, protecting freedom of innovation and access to web content. The new rules from the FCC, changed the way ISPs operate. The Internet has been re-classified as a utility. This means that...

President Obama can lay claim to the title of America’s first cyber president. Since his first election victory as our Commander-in-Chief the president has demonstrated the power of cyber space and using social media to connect with voters, raise money and address issues. As president he has stepped up to address cybersecurity issues facing the...

We all do it. The New Year’s resolution to lose twenty pounds. The promise to get in shape this year, eat better, smarter and get healthy. Not many of us succeed. We need some help. That’s why HiQ is the App of the Week Hi.Q is an inquisitive app with 10,000 questions covering 300 topics about...

  The holiday season has passed and of course many African-Americans got cool new techno-gadgets for Christmas, If you purchased a Lenovo computer it’s time to pay attention. Lenovo, the world’s largest computer maker, has been selling computers  with an adware/malware known as Superfish. Superfish is the name of a marketing company that produces software called Visual...

Hackers have been having a absolute field day breaking into store payment systems and stealing credit card data with impunity. The problem is intolerable for the consumer and costing everyone money everyday. Kaspersky Labs reported that over $1 billon dollars has been stolen from banks using sophisticated malware. Not to mention the additional billions lost in fraudulent...

When it comes to shopping online the African-American shopper is ready, willing and able. A new study of African-American consumers revealed that black people use mobile devices for shopping more than the general population. African-American shoppers are leading the way when it comes to using their mobile devices to shop according to Target Market News. African-Americans use smartphone...