Welcome to Episode 20 of the podcast. In this episode we have more information about the Equifax breach, and some Google leaks!
First Half
Google takes 2000 of HTCs 4000 engineers to join them on their hardware team to develop new products for 1.1 billion. Google also gets access to HTCs patents in this deal
https://www.blog.google/topics/hardware/google-signs-agreement-htc-continuing-our-big-bet-hardware/
Safari on iOS 11 blocks cross site tracking that advertisers were doing to keep track of where you were going on the web. Advertisers are not happy
http://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-11-rolls-out-today-with-safari-anti-tracking-heres-why-advertisers-hate-it/
Equifax Saga Continues
NYT asking for the removal of Equifax
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/opinion/get-rid-of-equifax.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region
Equifax Twitter account links to a phishing website instead of the real one where you can check if you are affected
https://twitter.com/thesquashSH/status/910512164938665984
Experian, which is a credit monitoring service, can hand out your credit freeze pin to anybody that wants it.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/experian-site-can-give-anyone-your-credit-freeze-pin/
Break
Second Half
https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/18/pi-can-wirelessly-charge-your-phone-from-a-short-distance/
Google Leaks
PixelBook
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/google-pixelbook-chromebook-price-release-date/
Pixel XL
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/google-pixel-2-xl-exclusive/
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/google-pixel-2-kinda-blue-price/
Google Home Mini
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/google-home-mini-exclusive/
Updated Daydream View
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19/new-google-daydream-view-exclusive/