Not So Critical Update

Not So Critical Update

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Not So Critical Update episodes

  • What'sApp, China?
    U.S. federal law enforcement agencies are using pen register requests to get information on Chinese users from WhatsApp.
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/01/17/whatsapp-ordered-to-spy-on-chinese-phones-by-america-no-explanation-given/?sh=3d9a8b46f018
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    14 min
  • Is Cable TV The New Land Line?
    Not only is cable TV just for boomers, it turns out it's just for Americans. But don't worry. It will die out eventually.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/technology/cable-tv.html
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    15 min
  • Tesla's Bait And Switch
    CNBC reports that Tesla will be raising the prices of full self driving functionality to $12K!
    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/07/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-raise-price-of-fsd-to-12000-in-us.html
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    15 min
  • The Great Resignation
    As the great resignation continues (and Mike becomes increasingly addicted to r/antiwork) we talk about some of the technical implications.
    https://www.businessinsider.com/3-reasons-everyones-quitting-great-resignation-biden-labor-secretary-2022-1
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    12 min
  • Avira Mining Crypto Along With Norton
    Avira join Norton 360, both owned by NortonLifeLock, in allowing users to mine at home.
    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    11 min
  • Open Source Sabotage! Is This OK?
    Open source dev corrupts his own libraries.
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev-corrupts-npm-libs-colors-and-faker-breaking-thousands-of-apps/
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    14 min
  • Mike Doxxes Himself
    Bonus episode talking about how easy it is to find people's personal information online.
    Hosts:
    Peter Lowe (@pgl)
    Jon Cohen (@jonnisec)
    Mike Sutton (@zenmike)
    9 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…