As third-party encryption plug-ins face new scrutiny we discuss the wider implications of internet and connected technologies entering a mass-market phase where consumers want a set and forget it type of experience when it comes to security.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Shannon Morse.
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Show Notes
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- Quick Hits
- (01:15) Samsung’s record profit run ends after reportedly slow Galaxy S9 sales | the verge
- (01:45) Banks told to reveal tech meltdown plans | bbc news
- (02:10) Netflix will remove user reviews from its website next month | engadget
- More Top Stories
- (02:40) YouTuber in row over copyright infringement of his own song | bbc news
- (04:55) Sonos files to go public, has sold over 19 million devices | the verge
- (07:40) MIT’s music AI can identify instruments and isolate their sounds | engadget
- (09:10) DHS Subpoenas Twitter For New Zealand Security Researcher’s Info | tech dirt
- (12:15) Watch MIT’s blind robot run, jump, and climb stairs | the next web
- Discussion Story (14:55)
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (25:35) Charles – Simon Winchester’s ‘Perfectionists’
- (26:40) Rami – Uber/Careem merger
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