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Featured Articles » Apple Says No to Feds Over Compromising its iPhone Security Apple put its foot down when a federal court ordered Apple to create what amounted to a backdoor that would give access to the encrypted iPhone used by Syed Farook, an attacker in the December San Bernardino, Calif. mass shooting. » The Ever-Increasing Role of Technology in the World of Philanthropy At its most basic level, the purpose of technology is to improve some aspect of the human experience. For example, wearable tech was developed with the goal of helping people better monitor their health. Therefore, it is not surprising that some of the leaders of the technology industry have made a concentrated effort to combine their skills with an interest in philanthropy. For example, Mark Zuckerberg recently made headlines by pledging to give away most of his Facebook stock, and more than 500 companies have agreed to join the 1 percent Movement. » 2016: Social Media's Plateau? LinkedIn and Twitter both reported flat growth this month, leading to the typical Wall Street stock battering. Both companies are making more noises about retooling and new business models to spark new growth, but analysts aren't speaking to a harder truth. Social media as a whole might be out of its growth phase and into a mature stage where companies fight among themselves for new subscribers. How that works in a world where most customers are free isn't very clear. » Web Conferencing Sucks and Everyone Knows It ScreenMeet is changing the face of web conferencing with mobile first capabilities for the mobile workforce. » Your Toaster May Eventually Spy On You, and Your Camera Could Kill Your Kid This is what came out of testimony in the US Senate on Tuesday. The point is that, as we increasingly network our devices without wrapping them with adequate security, they will report collectively on our activity and someone could take advantage of that. For instance, if you make toast every morning you are home but not when you are away, someone could use that information to know when your home might be vacant. » President Obama Outlines Plans for Greater Protection of U.S. Interests from Cyberthreats President Obama, in a commentary piece in the Wall Street Journal, has laid out what is described as Our new national action plan includes $3 billion to kick-start an overhaul of federal computer systems. It has been characterized as not only an important initiative but one that is long overdue. Featured Resources » Colocation: The Essential Buyer's Guide » Risk to Consumers, Public Safety and National Security » The New Help Desk: TeamSupport Enables Businesses to Better Understand Their Customers » The Power of One - Vodafone Pulls It All Together to Make M2M Work Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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