Wrecked By Tech

Episode 140: Stop texting your children while they're in class


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In this week's episode we'll tell you about two Canadian schools trying to deal with phones in the classroom, a proposal to put control of nukes with AI systems, a fine Transport Canada handed out to a rogue drone operator, a fine Google got for ads on YouTube Kids, the promise and heartbreak of RCS, how French police hijacked a botnet to kill a virus, and more.

Also touched on: Jack Dorsey's Twitter hack, USB4 (and how confusing that is), a designer backpack with touch controls, and a new Facebook data leak (yay).

Links:

  • Newsroom : Ontario Takes Action to Focus on Learning
  • Montreal high school bans cellphone use, even outside of class
  • Experts Want to Give Control of America's Nuclear Missiles to AI - VICE
  • Transport Canada fines drone pilot $2,750 for capturing footage during Toronto Raptors win
  • FTC fines Google $170 million for violating children's privacy on YouTube - CBS News
  • YouTube plans sweeping changes to kids videos after record $170M fine | CNET
  • Google exec says RCS rollout 'hasn't been sufficient'
  • Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections | TechCrunch
  • A hacker has compromised Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account | TechCrunch
  • Twitter disables support for tweeting via SMS - 9to5Mac
  • USB launches new 'USB4' spec that's basically just Thunderbolt 3
  • Saint Laurent Cit E Backpack In Canvas | YSL.com
  • A huge database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online | TechCrunch
  • Senator: Mark Zuckerberg should face “the possibility of a prison term” | Ars Technica
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Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald