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Business Bytes
August 10, 2010

Technology Slavery

 


Are we giving up our very freedom for the latest, greatest tools? Rob Enderle at TechNewsWorld thinks we are. His latest article argues that companies like Apple and Google force customers to do this in a number of ways: “having to manage too many things, to being locked into a platform, to having no say about how our valuable personal information is used.'

Such concerns are nothing new. Regarding privacy alone, companies like Google and Facebook have faced significant media scrutiny for their policies. Just a few weeks ago, it was reported that Google was being sued for wiretapping of WiFi networks.

 

Curt runs Journyx, who provides timesheet and project resource management software and you can follow Journyx on Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin.

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    • Curt Finch

    Curt Finch has more than two decades of software development and distributed workforce management experience. In 1997, Curt created the world's first internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. His book, All Your Money, is available on Amazon.


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