Alexa can now listen for alarms—or, perhaps, a cheating spouse?
Alexa's got a new gig: home safety.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2019
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News tagged with personal safety
Looks do matter, particularly when it comes to neighborhoods
It's an unfamiliar neighborhood and you find yourself in the middle of a bunch of streets and buildings you've never seen before. Giving the environment a quick once-over, you make a snap decision about whether you're safe ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2011
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Cyber-crime: bigger than the drugs trade, and growing
Until Eoin Blackwell arrived at his Sydney home from a Christmas party, he had no idea his bank account had been emptied from half-a-world away.
Internet
Dec 1, 2010
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Good intentions not enough to protect older women who live alone, researcher finds
Older women who live alone are vulnerable to unwanted intrusions in their homes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caregivers of older women often evaluate crime risk and home security, but fail ...
Other
Mar 31, 2009
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Study reveals 10 factors in wrongful conviction cases
Why do innocent people go to jail in the United States every year for violent crimes they did not commit? It's a serious question representing the ultimate miscarriage of justice—taking away the freedom of a factually innocent ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2013
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Survey results link role of principal investigators to lab safety
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in academic research laboratories say that they witness and experience fewer accidents and injuries when the lab's lead faculty member or supervisor is actively engaged in safety ...
Other
Apr 22, 2015
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Experts identify easy way to improve smartphone security
What information is beaming from your mobile phone over various computer networks this very second without you being aware of it?
Security
Oct 29, 2014
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First-of-its-kind forklift simulator could reduce injuries, deaths
Tactus Technologies has developed a first-of-its-kind virtual reality training program for forklift operators, a product that company officials expect will reduce work-related injuries and deaths.
Engineering
Mar 14, 2013
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Why the super-rich may take more risks than the rest of us
Like most people, I watched the tragedy of the Titan submersible unfold with horror. We talked about it in cafes, jumped when news reports came in on our phones, and wondered why people would ever actually pay money to experience ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2023
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Online safety: If you want something done right, do it yourself
When it comes to keeping online information safe from hackers and other criminals, it's up to the individual user to keep his or her data secure.
Security
May 20, 2015
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