Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 20, 2014
Oct 20, 2014

Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 20, 2014

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First up, Will Oremus, Senior Tech Writer for Slate, discusses why Apple's future isn't tied to iPad sales. Then, Queena Kim talks about the "The Next Billion," which is shorthand for the next billion people coming online. Who are they? Finally, Peter Eckersley, Technology Projects Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, on traditional tech industry practices and why they don't lend themselves to secure communication apps.


First up, Will Oremus, Senior Tech Writer for Slate, discusses why Apple’s future isn’t tied to iPad sales. Then, Queena Kim talks about the “The Next Billion,” which is shorthand for the next billion people coming online. Who are they? Finally, Peter Eckersley, Technology Projects Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, on traditional tech industry practices and why they don’t lend themselves to secure communication apps.

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