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Articles tagged with #practicaltech
No one sets up a new router expecting to leave the door open. Researchers checked what ships out of the box across 14 major brands, and found the door was open more often than not.
Tracking pixels are the same invisible image whether they show up in a marketing email or on a hospital's own website. Researchers measured what that second version costs.
Family tracking apps promise a private circle of trust. Researchers found that circle has a single point of failure, and more than half the users studied already feel uneasy about what the app enables.
These apps exist to start your car from a distance or check your fuel level from your couch. Researchers found most of them leave a door open that has nothing to do with convenience.
Autofill is supposed to save you a few clicks. Researchers found it sometimes fills in far more than the form you're looking at, including fields hidden from view.
An award-winning study asked people to review their own smart speaker recordings. The gap between what people assumed and what was happening surprised the researchers.
