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Used to pair mobile devices with speakers, ear buds, printers, and even the fridge, Bluetooth has provided us with the height of connectivity and convenience. Without it we’d still be connected by wires to everything in our home, office, or public space. Since Bluetooth is designed...

In our previous post, we discussed the reasons why StormFree chose to use Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) to support our VoIP application. Now we share how we are using it.

WebRTC is a free and open-source technology which enables web browsers and mobile applications to use...

Change your shirt, fix your hair, move the piles of laundry and dishes into the backyard. Just like many people scrambling to make themselves presentable for their next video-conference meeting, Zoom has also been scrambling to make good on their claims to offer end-to-end encryptio...

Shadow IT, also known as phantom IT, is a phenomenon that happens when an individual uses unauthorized software or tools to perform company-related work. For example, in the course of project work, a team member may store work on Dropbox or Google Docs, or use a chat tool such as Sl...

We are officially one month into the new year and new decade. Now that we've wished everyone we know a Happy New Year, it's time to focus on our 2020 goals.

For StormFree, 2019 was our first full year of operation and it was a productive year for us. We built the majority of our E...

Data encryption has been the subject of much recent debate during the fallout of the WhatsApp breach revealed by the Financial Times on May 13, 2019. With 1.5 billion WhatsApp users worldwide, the news that the secure messaging application could be breached has caused concern for ma...

A digital signature isn’t just a modern and functional way to sign on the dotted line in a paperless society. A digital signature ensures your document is secure, confirms the contents have not been altered, and verifies the sender is…the sender. They are legal in Canada, the United...

As 2018 ends and 2019 begins, our feeds are filled with top-10 lists, best-of compilations, and highlights of the year’s best songs, sound bites, and scandals. The stroll down short-term memory lane can be amusing, but it also serves to remind us of the things we don’t want to think...