October 13, 2017

Episode 7: Windows Phone Home

59 minutes

This is kind of a miserable week and please don't ask about episode 5. It doesn't exist and you can't convince us otherwise. Anyways we tackle such subjects as loot boxes, just how much the FCC doesn't care about being as evil as possible, Equifax continued incompetence, the demise of the Windows phone, and more!

OpenCritic to begin flagging games that use loot boxes:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/loot-boxes-in-video-games-will-soon-get-a-review-flag-from-opencritic/

FCC removes ISP price caps

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fccs-claim-that-one-isp-counts-as-competition-faces-scrutiny-in-court/?mc_cid=fd6e6566fd&mc_eid=ac30b8596a

Equifax website hacked again, redirect to fake flash update

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/equifax-website-hacked-again-this-time-to-redirect-to-fake-flash-update/

Mark Zuckberg’s cartoonishly Douche Baggy response to Puerto Rico’s plight

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/zuckerberg-‘exploited-disaster’-in-puerto-rico-vr-stunt/ar-AAtfJDd?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Tempers flare after Mystery App is Pushed to Windows 10 Users

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-mystery-update-arouses-anger-suspicion-among-windows-10-users/

Driverless Cars will be Allowed in California starting next year and here’s how

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/heres-how-california-plans-to-regulate-driverless-cars/

Device that listens to everything you say and do records everything you say and do

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/pre-release-google-home-mini-goes-rogue-starts-recording-247/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/firefoxs-new-tool-lets-you-send-self-destructing-1gb-files-from-any-browser/

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