The UK's Labour Party kicks off its election campaign with claims that it has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack, Apple's credit card is accused of being sexist, and what is Google up to with Project Nightingale?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by John Hawes.

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Links:

• That "sophisticated" Labour cyber-attack - don't panic — Graham Cluley.
• General election 2019: Labour Party hit by second cyber-attack — BBC News.
• Election 2019: Security flaw leaves donors’ details online — The Times.
• Apple's 'sexist' credit card investigated by US regulator — BBC News.
• Apple's credit card caper probed over sexism claims – after women screwed over on limits — The Register.
• Google has access to detailed health records on tens of millions of Americans — Ars Technica.
• Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans — WSJ.
• Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion — Ars Technica.
• Smart condom ring i.Con is like a Fitbit for your man bits — CNET.
• The Missing Cryptoqueen — BBC Sounds.
• Undone — Amazon Prime.
• Speed Monopoly - How to Play in under 30 minutes! — YouTube.
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