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DTNS 3116 – What You Should Do About Equifax

Daily Tech News Show / September 14th, 2017

Liverpool embraces digital currency, YouTube faces backlash on censorship, and what you need to do about Equifax.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, and Justin Robert Young.

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News You Should Know
- (01:20) October 4th is new Pixel day… | Android Police
  - LG-Made Google Pixel XL 2 Hits FCC! | Droid-Life
- (02:35) Snapchat adds 3D Bitmoji to its [AR] features | engadget
- (04:20) YouTube Pulls North Korean State TV Videos | WSJ
  - Youtube…Bans Award-Winning Animated Short | Cartoon Brew
- (08:05) Face ID will have a quick-disable feature | circuit breaker
- (10:00) The Liverpool app that sidesteps the banks | BBC
Discussion
- (15:15) What to do about Equifax | DTNS Patreon
  - …two-month-old bug led to massive…breach | Ars Technica
  - Ayuda! (Help!) Equifax Has My Data! | Krebs on Security
  - FTC probes Equifax; top Democrat likens it to Enron | Reuters
  - Equifax blames breach on a server flaw… | engadget
  - Equifax CEO to testify to Congress… | Reuters
  - How to freeze your credit after a data breach | The Verge
  - Recovering from Identity Theft | FTC
  - Credit Freeze FAQs | FTC
  - Cybersecurity Incident & …Consumer Information | Equifax
  - Equifax waives credit freeze fees… | engadget
  - Report identity theft and get a recovery plan | FTC
Messages of the Day
- (30:40) Neil – App Store removal from iTunes
- (33:15) Petie – Google Authenticator
Today’s Contributors
- Justin Robert Young

#305 – Major in Martin Studies!

Shows/ Sword and Laser / September 14th, 2017

The Martin Studies International Network will help you study Westeros better, Scott Lynch gives hope for the next Locke Lamora book and sadly, we lose a great one in Jerry Pournelle,

Daily Tech Headlines – September 14, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / September 14th, 2017

Google announces a phone event, Equifax announces what caused its breach and Snapchat announces 3D cartoon versions of you.

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Today in Tech History – September 14, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 14th, 2017

1959 – After 33.5 hours of flight, Luna 2 became the first human-made object to strike the moon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/space_missions/luna_2

2000 – Microsoft released Windows ME. The ME stood for Millenium Edition but deserving or not, would eventually become code for a bad or unnecessary OS update.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-245728.html

2001 – The Nintendo GameCube went on sale in Japan. It was the first Nintendo game console that did not use cartridges.

http://cube.gamespy.com/articles/500/500516p1.html

2015 – The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, LIGO, detected gravitational waves of two merging black holes. It was the first direct observation of gravitational waves.
http://www.wired.com/2016/02/scientists-spot-the-gravity-waves-that-flex-the-universe/

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DTNS 3115 – Watts Up with Power Grid Security

Daily Tech News Show / September 13th, 2017

A burger-flipping robot and the truth behind power grid concerns.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson and Bob Schultz.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 186

Cordkillers / September 13th, 2017

Rick and Morty (307), Preacher (209-211), Firefly (Jaynestown), Winter Movie Draft.

01:01 – Winter Movie Draft. The draft is next week! Here’s the movie list.
06:38 – Rick and Morty (307)
12:14 – Preacher (209-211)
18:13 – Firefly (Jaynestown)

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Daily Tech Headlines – September 13, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / September 13th, 2017

Apple’s new phones, watch and Apple TV, WhatsApp cofounder leaving, facebook restricts ad-supported content.

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Today in Tech History – September 13, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 13th, 2017

1983 – Osborne Computer declared bankruptcy in Oakland, California federal bankruptcy court, listing assets of $40 million, liabilities of $45 million, and 600 creditors. Two years earlier, Osborne had produced the first portable computer, the 24-pound Osborne I.

http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n3/24_Osborne_Comptuer_Corporat.php

1985 – Nintendo released Super Mario Brothers in Japan. It became the best selling video game for 20 years until it was surpassed by Wii Sports.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20016209-17.html

2000 – The public beta of Apple’s Mac OS X, code named Kodiak, was released. Users had to pay $29.95 for the beta.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta.html

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DTNS 3114 – Apple Announced A Bunch Of Things

Daily Tech News Show / September 12th, 2017

Apple’s new phones, watch and OTT TV device, plus Samsung promises a bendable Galaxy Note phone next year.
With Tom Merritt, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja

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News You Should Know
- (02:15) Apple updates mobile line up
- (02:45) MacOS High Sierra release set for 25 September
More Top Stories
- (02:55) BlueBorne can attack Bluetooth devices without user input
- (05:25) Samsung announced plans for bendable display phone in 2018
- (07:30) Equifax breach lawsuits begin
  - Chatbot lets you sue Equifax…without a lawyer | The Verge
  - Equifax…will waive credit freeze fees for 30 days | TechCrunch
- (08:45) Nintendo updates production schedule of NES/SNES Classics
Discussion
- (11:40) Apple Press Event details

Patrick Beja

Daily Tech Headlines – September 12, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / September 12th, 2017

Samsung Bendable phones, Equifax lawsuits, monkey reaches copyright settlement.

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