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Podtrac Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=B8NmaYB8k-kH&ver=standard Facebook internally stored passwords in plaintext: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/03/facebook-stored-hundreds-of-millions-of-user-passwords-in-plain-text-for-years/ Response: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/03/keeping-passwords-secure/ If your a system admin, how would you stop the New Zealand shooting video. Netflix changing show order based on something: https://twitter.com/LukasThoms/status/1107839333824937984?s=19 Scam Alerts through Social Security:

First, update chrome… We explain why. This link doesn’t: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/06/serious-chrome-zero-day-google-says-update-right-this-minute/ Then Facebook says we care about security (Again): https://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-zuckerberg/a-privacy-focused-vision-for-social-networking/10156700570096634/ We finish about Multi Factor Authentication, and how terrible it is to explain to the average user. Tom’s Talk: https://samurailink3.com/talks/2-factor/ Crypto and Privacy Village Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Hj9TpFpjY Comcast PIN is 000000: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/05/comcast-security-nightmare-default-0000-pin-on-everybodys-account/

There was a not so hidden microphone in Nest’s security base: https://www.androidauthority.com/nest-secure-google-assistant-mic-950134/ Should you lock people out of their account for insecure passwords? https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3071207/googles-nest-is-locking-customers-out-of-accounts-until-they-fix-their-security Can you please fill out our podtrac survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=B8NmaYB8k-kH&ver=short

Google and Facebook get slapped on the wrist by apple. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/facebook-and-google-offered-gift-cards-for-root-level-access-to-ios-users-data/ People throwing away their expensive wifi lightbulbs : https://limitedresults.com/2019/01/pwn-the-lifx-mini-white/ and more U2F talk

Should I buy a u2f device? Google Phishing Quiz: https://phishingquiz.withgoogle.com/ Google Chrome vs Adlbockers: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/1088106690313097217 How to make the library cards more convenient

Some Facebook meme wants us to post photos 10 years apart. https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/ Verizon is making Remind pay more money: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/verizon-price-hike-could-kill-free-texting-service-for-teachers-and-students/ WhatsApp not deregistering phone numbers

We discuss different ways to start the new year off right. Also, what to do with those holiday IoT devices And… Whatever this is: https://casthack.thehackergiraffe.com/

We have a bunch of new data breaches from Quora, Dunkin Donuts, Marriott, but no one says sorry. Bruce Schneier’s Bad Consumer Advice: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/12/bad_consumer_se.html

Edit: I tried to take the hiss out. I hope it isn’t so bad. Porch pirates is a fairly new problem that ruins the holidays (or any day). Learn our tips and tricks on how you can minimize the problem.

Mozilla published a gift guide based on privacy settings. We have a problem with it. https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/