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Facebook’s Facial Recognition Software Draws Privacy Complaints, Lawsuit
Jul 30 2015 // When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in other photographs. Facebook Inc. says this enhances the user experience. But privacy advocates...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer Pushes for High-Tech Solution to Drunk Driving
Jul 29 2015 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says the nation should increase funds for the development of high-tech sensors that can disable a car’s ignition if its driver is drunk. The New York Democrat said on July 26 that...
Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes Flight
Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...
American Claims Management’s Technology Edge Wins McCormack Baron Management Contract
Jul 29 2015 // San Diego, CA, July 29 2015– Cutting edge technology was one of the primary drivers behind McCormack Baron Management Inc.’s decision to select national third party administrator (TPA), American Claims Management...
Tech Firms Collaborating to Make Drone Air Traffic Safe
Jul 28 2015 // Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to someday clog the skies. The search-engine pioneer is joining some of the...
Texas Flood Responders Being Trained in Drone Technology
Jul 27 2015 // Drone technology training is part of a Texas A&M University seminar for emergency responders dealing with deadly flooding like the disastrous May storms. The 2015 Summer Institute on Flooding takes place at...
M City: Where All Cars Are Driverless
Jul 21 2015 // A simulated city opened Monday on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes. “We had the...
Automakers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners
Jul 20 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc. and Google Inc. through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers...
How to Deal With Humans (Customers) Who Prefer a Digital Interface to a Real Face
Jul 20 2015 // Flying drones and self-driving vehicles are being readied for everyday use — and we are not amazed. That’s because, in our industry, we focus on the practical instead of the stupefying: looking at the various...
How the Insurance Industry Is Using Google Glass
Jul 20 2015 // Improved customer service may be just one benefit insurers could see by using Google Glass in their operations. Michael Clifton, vice president of Insurance for Cognizant, described some of the benefits in the...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
Drone Supporters Clash with Georgia Over Capitol Airspace Ban
Jul 14 2015 // Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows...
Auto Makers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners
Jul 10 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc and Google Inc through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do...
What Those Smart Cars of Future Will Look Like
Jul 7 2015 // Much of the talk surrounding autonomous cars these days is centered on testing and regulations and not on what the car of the future might look like. A 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) press...
Technology, Supply Chain & Regulation Top ACE Europe’s List of EMEA Risks
Jul 7 2015 // A list, compiled by the ACE European Group, sets out the “new wave of interrelated, fast-changing risks, reflecting rapid changes in the global economic landscape and the increasing role of technology and...
XL Catlin Expands Data Breach Response Specialists Network
Jun 29 2015 // XL Catlin’s Cyber & Technology insurance business in North America is adding additional computer forensic and legal resources to its network of breach response specialists to help clients respond to breach...
Iowa Egg Farm Sued After Bird Flu Disrupts Supply
Jun 25 2015 // A food supplier claims an Iowa egg farm breached a contract after bird flu disrupted the supply of eggs. Michael Foods Egg Products Co., a subsidiary of St. Louis-based cereal-maker Post Holdings Inc., filed a lawsuit in...
Howden & Insurisx Launch Technology Platform to Help Prevent Cyber Attacks
Jun 25 2015 // Howden, the London-based international broking arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, and cyber insurance technology specialists Insurisx Inc. have launched a technology-based platform, designed to help clients of all sizes...
NYC’s Taxi Regulatory Agency OKs New App Rules for Uber, Lyft
Jun 24 2015 // New York City’s taxi regulatory agency on Monday approved new rules governing how Uber and other app-based car services operate within the five boroughs. Part of the proposal unanimously passed allows the companies...
ThoughtWorks Provides New Thinking for Insurers’ Software Needs
Jun 24 2015 // Wardour Street in Central London’s SoHo district has long been known for film and TV productions, but it’s now home to hi-tech enterprises as well. Jaydeep (Jay) Korde, client principal at ThoughtWorks, one of...
