The social distancing requirements came suddenly prompting swift action to start working from home. For a lot of businesses, this probably posed challenges for employees who were not accustomed to working from home, logging in through a secure VPN, or…
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Test Your DIY Skills During the Pandemic
The pandemic is a trying time for most, if not all, of us. Many of us are finding ourselves pushed, pulled, and forced to do things out of our comfort zones. I’ve always been resourceful and willing to make (some)…
Misinformation in the Time of the Pandemic
Even before the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) declared Covid-19 as a pandemic on March 11, all kinds of information about the new virus was spreading, making the term going “viral” a literal reality. In fact, even before the pandemic was…
Privacy in the Time of Pandemic: Video Calling
Last week I attended my first virtual birthday party. Through technology, we joined six different households in three different countries and three different time zones. I have to admit that our virtual party captured the essence and feel of a…
Privacy in the Time of Pandemic: Contact Tracing
I’ve been reading about the various methods for contact tracing being used in an effort to manage Covid-19. Some Asian countries have been using technology to track where a person infected with Covid-19 has been. This data is then used…