The Weekly Tech Rant

Episode 37: It's time for insecure routers, FCC hot water, Trumps social failure, No tracking please, Apple cards for all, Sony high prices and bye Sennheiser


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This week we covered:

  • News
  • Which Router survey shows 2million Brits are using insecure kit - no shock here I’m sure!
    Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments opposing net neutrality

    Donald Trump’s‘social media platform’ has launched and it’s just a blog - The Trump echo chamber!
    Trump social media: Twitter suspends account sharing ex-president's posts - the same time as Facebook upholds ban!
    Google Play to require privacy labels on apps in 2022, almost two years after Apple - well if you can’t beat em, join em!
    96% of US users opt-out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find - guess people actually don’t want to be product!
    Apple Card Family members can order their own titanium card, likely coming with iOS 14.6 - but still unlikely to see this in the UK
    TSMC planning up to six chip plants in Arizona, not just one - All the fabs and more chips!
    Sennheiser’s headphone business has been bought by hearing aid manufacturer Sonova - well I hadn’t heard about this!
    Sony faces a lawsuit over alleged“monopoly pricing” of PlayStation downloads - what? another case about monopolies!
  • Films
  • Mortal Kombat - Review

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    The Weekly Tech RantBy Jay + Karl