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Tag Archives: security

The Future of Microblogging and/on Transit

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in City, Soup to Nuts, Ideas | tagged as , , , , , , ,

Twitter’s model and community are amazing resources to take advantage of, but they’re more important to me as a proof of concept of the value of mobile and ubiquitous web applications. As I implied in my follow-up to John Bollwitt’s tweet, I think we need to ask some serious questions about whether we want our transit system’s information distribution and notification service reliant on a Silicon Valley-based startup with no readily discernible business plan.

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Transit Photography in Vancouver – now criminal?

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Unconferences | tagged as , , , , ,

Thunder and lightning, very, very frightening! The issue of photography in transit is raising its ugly head again as the transit police (partially funded by the Federal Government, judging by the livery) have stuck ads in transit asking people to report “suspicious” behaviour and illustrate that with people taking pictures of security cameras! What can […]

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