The Talk Show With John Gruber

162: ‘Special Bullying Venue’ With Glenn Fleishman

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Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include security vulnerabilities on MacOS and iOS, ransomware, counterfeit products and outright fraud on Amazon, and online harassment and “free speech”.

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    • Links:

    • Glenn Fleishman, writing for Macworld on recent image processing bugs in MacOS and iOS.
    • Motherboard: “How Sony, Microsoft, and Other Gadget Makers Violate Federal Warranty Law”.
    • New Ransomware Takes Your Money, Deletes Files Anyway.
    • John Norstad, developer of the fantastic early-1990s Mac anti-virus utility Disinfectant.
    • F-Secure tests the customer service of ransomware pirates.
    • isbn.nu: Glenn’s long-standing book search and price comparison site.
    • Glenn’s two new books on Slack: Take Control of Slack Basics and Take Control of Slack Admin.
    • Randi Harper’s Good Game Auto Blocker utility for Twitter.

      • This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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