Huawei CFO has been locked up in Canada appears to be awaiting extradition to the United States for Iran Sanction violations and the Chinese are very pissed off. Lot’s of diplomatic activity going on. One wonders if this is just a little bit of gamesmanship for the trade deal. But one thing for sure is that this is a pretty big deal and will be something the team here at GNC will be watching. Lot’s of updates as we head into the holiday period.

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Show Notes:

* 26:00–The rockstar hackers protecting you from the bad guys (https://www.cnet.com/news/the-rockstar-hackers-protecting-you-from-the-bad-guys/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 27:36–Amazon reportedly fires workers in seller scam (https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-reportedly-fires-workers-in-seller-scam-crackdown/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 53:43–This $11.00 Anker PowerCore+ Mini power bank (https://www.androidcentral.com/thrifter-deal-only-11-small-mighty-anker-powercore-mini-power-bank-should-be-every-stocking)

* 30:10–It’s time to check which apps are tracking your location (https://lifehacker.com/its-time-to-check-which-apps-are-tracking-your-location-1830979707)

* 52:34–The Tello Quadcopter Drone (https://www.androidcentral.com/thrifter-deal-tello-quadcopter-drone-can-perform-tricks-and-record-720p-video-79)

* 31:46–Location data from a gas station app sold for $9.50 (https://www.cnet.com/news/location-data-from-a-gas-station-app-sold-for-9-50-per-1000-people/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 53:52–The $100.00 Tablo Dual Lite (https://www.androidcentral.com/thrifter-deal-enhance-your-cord-cutting-lifestyle-100-tablo-dual-lite-over-air-dvr)

* 16:32–#Smocking Gun typo (https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-smockinggun-typo-sets-twitter-on-fire/)

* 18:42–Congressional committee slams Equifax (https://www.cnet.com/news/congressional-committee-slams-equifax-in-report-on-data-breach/)

* 32:36–How to solve blue screen errors (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/solve-blue-screen-errors/)

* 35:20–How to recognize and avoid free gift card scams (https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-recognize-and-avoid-free-gift-card-scams/)

* 54:19–Best tech gifts under $25.00 (https://www.cnet.com/news/stocking-stuffers-best-tech-gifts-under-25-dec-2018/#ftag=CAD590a51e)

* 37:40–AT&T finds another way to nickel-dime its customers (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181203/14215941151/att-finds-yet-another-way-to-nickel-and-dime-broadband-tv-customers.shtml)

* 39:41–One major carrier lied about its 4G coverage (https://arstechnica.