On this week's program, Jeremy and Wiltz talk about the price of lacking IT security, the slippery slope of employers buying your personal data and using it against you, Apple's scanning phones for child sexual abuse images and the odd way they are going about it, electric vehicles, and more!

THE LINKS:

• Brokered cell location data led to the outing and resignation of a Catholic official - The Verge
• The State Department and 3 other US agencies earn a D for cybersecurity | Ars Technica
• Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images | Ars Technica
• The FCC finally made a new broadband map of the US - The Verge
• Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire - The Verge
• The hacker behind a giant cryptocurrency heist is returning stolen funds | Engadget
• Spotify calls off plans to support AirPlay 2, frustrating iPhone users [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Xiaomi takes the smartphone sales crown, and Samsung seems unhappy about it | Ars Technica
• Unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $2 million - The Verge
• The Amiga is the latest game system to get a mini retro remake - The Verge
• Low semiconductor supplies may not be the main reason for PS5 shortages | Ars Technica
• Facebook blocks research into political ads, falsely blames FTC privacy order | Ars Technica

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