To better understand the adoption of smart home technology, Husqvarna Canada released a survey to learn Canadians’ attitudes towards using smart technology to get rid of chores. The survey found that 55 per cent of Canadians plan to integrate smart home technology into their daily routines to reduce chores and improve their lives. Outdoor chores are not favoured by Canadians with 39 per cent wishing they could never mow the lawn again, and 59 per cent who would like to skip weed removal entirely.
Most Canadians agree that smart home technology will continue to play an important role in our lives (78 per cent), which is especially relevant with Millennials (71 per cent). While this is no surprise for this tech-forward generation, Generation X and Baby Boomers, the two generations who could really use smart technology to aid with various health and safety issues they often face, are less likely to tap into smart home technology to eliminate chores and improve their lives (56 per cent and 46 per cent respectively).
For those looking for a solution, Using a robotic mower with smart technology, like the Husqvarna Automower, eliminates lawn maintenance chores like mowing and removing weeds. This gives Canadians more time to enjoy their backyard and less time spent on lawn maintenance. According to the survey, at least 64 per cent of Canadians are already spending up to 2 hours per week on their lawn maintenance routine.
Key findings from the Smart Tech Adoption survey include:
- 46 per cent of Canadians currently use some form of smart technology
- 52 per cent currently don’t use home technology, by 26 per cent would like to start
- 75 per cent of Canadians often spend time in their own backyard
- 59 per cent of younger Canadians spending 3+ hours per week maintaining their lawn interested in smart technology for their lawn maintenance chores
- The majority of Canadians say having the perfect lawn is important to them (64 per cent).
- 47 per cent of Canadians are willing to spend up to $1,000 on smart technology for their lawn
Facebook Fails At User Security Again…. Reinforces The Need To #DeleteFacebook
Posted in Commentary with tags Facebook on September 4, 2019 by itnerdFacebook has failed again to protect its users data. This time over 400 million user records have leaked out from a server that wasn’t protected with a password. And each record that was leaked contained a user’s Facebook ID and the phone number linked to their account.
#EpicFail
TechCrunch has the details:
TechCrunch verified a number of records in the database by matching a known Facebook user’s phone number against their listed Facebook ID. We also checked other records by matching phone numbers against Facebook’s own password reset feature, which can be used to partially reveal a user’s phone number linked to their account.
That’s not good at all. Clearly Facebook doesn’t have or doesn’t care to have the wherewithal to protect user data. But according to the company, there’s nothing to see here. Here’s how the company spun this latest security gong show:
This dataset is old and appears to have information obtained before we made changes last year to remove people’s ability to find others using their phone numbers,” the spokesperson said. “The dataset has been taken down and we have seen no evidence that Facebook accounts were compromised.”
Yeah. Right. Sure. Like I believe anything that Facebook has to say. They’ve proven to be completely untrustworthy. and quite honestly they need to be exterminated from the face of the Earth. Take it from me. It’s time to #DeleteFacebook. Do it now. You’ll be better off for it.
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