Mar 1, 2019 | News and Media, On Technology, Past Notes
| Interview with Ned Hayes (Re-posted from Toolbox) By Neha Pradhan Thursday, February 14, 2019 “Biometrics provide multiple modalities and are not so easy to fake, spoof, or duplicate in real-time, they have now taken the pole position in terms of identity proofing.”...
Jan 31, 2019 | News and Media, On Technology, Past Notes
| Published in Help Net Security this week: Taking Ethical Action in Identity – 5 Steps Towards Better Biometrics Glance at your phone. Tap a screen. Secure access granted! This is the power of biometric identity at work. The convenience of unlocking your phone...
Jan 24, 2019 | On Technology, Past Notes
I’m excited to note that the Dell Latitude 7400 2 won a CES Innovation Award at CES 2019, partially because of the stellar features that I helped to design and implement at Intel as leader of the Intel Context Sensing team. The Dell Latitude 7400 2 -in-1 is the...
Jan 21, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Poetry
The poet Langston Hughes was a great inspiration to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Examples of their connection are expansive. In 1956, King recited Hughes’ poem “Mother to Son” from the pulpit to honor his wife Coretta, who was celebrating her first Mother’s Day. That...
Jan 17, 2019 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes, Poetry
Poet Mary Oliver died today, at the age of 83. Here is one of her poems in memory of her life. My Work is Loving the World –by Mary Oliver (Aug 15, 2016) My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers...
Jan 9, 2019 | Current Ned Note, On Books, Past Notes
The wonderful fantasy writer V.S. Schwab recently asked for recommendations on books from her readers. I was surprised to see a new book I’d never heard of mentioned by many — If We Were Villains, by M.L. Rio. I promptly purchased the book and it’s...
