April 24, 2019
Ah, data, big and small, are everywhere. Believe ’em or not:
5. Number of US airports with facial recognition systems. Source: Quartz
2. Number of towns in Kansas which gave Facebook-infused educational program an F. Source: New York Times
12,000. Number of factoids the UK government added to Alexa. Source: The Inquirer
10 percent. Percentage of Americans who do not use the Internet. Source: Pew Research Center
$2.7 billion. FBI’s calculation of the losses to cyber crime in 2018. Source: DarkReading
$30 million. Amount Apple spends for Amazon services. Source: Apple Insider
1 million. Number of robotaxis Elon Musk promises in 2020. Source: Engadget
48 percent. Percentage of Canadians who would be broke if they had to come up with more than $200. Source: BNN Bloomberg
90 minutes. Length of time it took The Weather Channel to recover rom a ransomeware attack. Source: ZDNet
33 percent. Percentage of companies using open source to reduce costs. Source: Enterprisers Project
23 million, Number of people in the US using 123456 as a password. Source: Slashdot
40 million. Number of cyber attacks on Ecuador since forcing Wikileaks’ founder out of the UK Ecuador embassy. Source: The Inquirer
28 percent. Number of US drivers who ignore the road due to mobile phone use. Source: CNet
50 percent. Amount of alcohol 10 percent of Australian drinkers imbibe. Source: Online Library Wiley
Stephen E Arnold, April 24, 2019
