Not So Critical Update

By Not So Critical Update

Peter, Jon, and Mike get angry about tech stories from the week. Three industry professionals with very different viewpoints, and very different backgrounds, discuss what's been happening and fight ab... more

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The podcast currently has 759 episodes available.

Not So Critical Update episodes:

March 01, 2023 IoT security is terrible, and Mike doesn't care
Today's article: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3688570/new-mirai-botnet-variant-v3g4-targets-linux-servers-iot-devices.html
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
9min
February 28, 2023 How to build the perfect Spyware Chrome extension
Today's article: https://mattfrisbie.substack.com/p/spy-chrome-extension
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
15min
February 27, 2023 Meta launches new Verified status
Today's article: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3865647-meta-to-launch-verified-subscription-service-for-facebook-instagram/
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
15min
February 24, 2023 European Commission Bans TikTok for Staff
Today's article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64743991
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
18min
February 23, 2023 Upwork solves capitalism: Outsource All Jobs!
Today's article: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bibr1jaz3U4&feature=share
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
21min
February 22, 2023 Mental health apps SELLING your mental health data
Today's article: https://techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/data-brokers-and-the-sale-of-americans-mental-health-data/
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
13min
February 21, 2023 Hyundai and Kia USB hack allows easy theft
Today's article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hyundai-kia-patch-bug-allowing-car-thefts-with-a-usb-cable/
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
10min
February 20, 2023 Could Elon Musk possibly be a worse guy?
Today's article: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/16/23602327/tesla-fires-union-organizers-buffalo-new-york-nlrb-complaint
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
18min
February 17, 2023 Bing chatbot is indeed "deeply unsettling"
Chat transcript discussed in this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-transcript.html
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
16min
February 16, 2023 Do People Really Understand the Impact of Online Privacy?
Mike, Jon, and Peter discuss whether it's reasonable to expect that end users understand what sort of data is being tracked about them online, and, naturally, fight about it for most of the episode. Spoiler: nobody wins, least of all end users.
Today's article: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/americans-dont-understand-what-companies-can-do-their-personal-data-and-thats-problem
LINKS:
• Discord: https://discord.gg/7QsrTbKchc
• Peter: https://twitter.com/pgl
• Jon: https://twitter.com/jonnisec
• Mike: he's just unsociable
• Curated privacy and security news feed: https://twitter.com/privsecnews
...more
20min

FAQs about Not So Critical Update:

How many episodes does Not So Critical Update have?

The podcast currently has 759 episodes available.