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Not So Critical Update

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  • 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
    9 min
  • 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
    15 min
  • 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
    15 min
  • 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
    18 min
  • 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
    21 min
  • 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
    13 min
  • 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
    10 min
  • 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
    18 min
  • 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
    16 min
  • 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
    20 min

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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…