Apple had to respond to some privacy issues caused by a bug in the Facetime app. Apple disabled the group-chat function after users said a software bug could let callers activate another user’s microphone without them knowing. Robert McMillan, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for what to do about the bug and also the story of how a 14 year old and his mom found the vulnerability and tried to bring it to Apple’s attention.

Next, tax season officially started this week and the new tax law has a bunch of changes you should be aware of.  According to a new survey about half of people don’t even know how the new law affects their tax bracket. Darla Mercado, personal finance reporter for CNBC, joins us for what to know as you start filing your taxes.

Finally, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hasn’t even announced that he is running for president, just that he is thinking about running as a centrist independent, and it has been a disaster.  Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico, joins us for all the reaction, Dems don’t want him to run for fear that he would siphon off votes from their nominee and Trump, he’s not worried about anyone running against him.

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