Smart cities use IoT (internet of things) sensors and technology to connect components across a city to derive data to improve the lives of the citizens and visitors of the…
Tag: Elif Babaoglu

“I’m never going to financially recover from this”: The Tiger King Trademark Lawsuit
Netflix had the best quarter in its history because of the pandemic and the worldwide lockdown. The video streaming company added more subscribers and saw a surge in viewing. For…

RESTRICTIONS ON CANNA-MARKS
Recently, I came across several news articles stating that cannabis sales hit new highs amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) reported that there was an 80% increase…

Is Zoom Doomed?
Until recently, the only people who utilized the video conferencing app Zoom were people who worked in the tech industry. However, with the rise of work-at-home arrangements during the COVID-19…
Privacy in the times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disease Control via AI & Big Data
The COVID-19 virus has infected more than 920,939 globally and the outbreak has been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (“WHO”). Since the first time Chinese health officials informed…
Biopiracy: IP and Appropriation from the Global South
Biopiracy refers to the unethical appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological substances typically used by political actors in the Global North to extract, appropriate and benefit exclusively from indigenous biological…