Ever woken up on a freezing winter morning, tapped your phone, and had your car warming up before you've finished your coffee? Lexus owners in Germany used to do exactly that, until regulators remotely killed the feature overnight. No warning, no refund, just gone. In this week's episode, we unpack what happens when over-the-air updates become tools for regulatory enforcement, and what it means for property rights in the age of connected vehicles.

But that's not even the wildest story we're covering.

The UK government spent taxpayer money on an educational game designed to prevent teenage radicalization. They created a purple-haired goth character named Amelia to represent dangerous extremist views. The plan? Scare kids away from radical ideologies. The result? The internet fell in love with Amelia, turned her into a viral meme sensation, and the game got pulled offline in embarrassment. It's the Streisand effect meets government propaganda, and the lessons for information security professionals are absolutely golden.

We're also diving into Google's new protocol for AI agents conducting commerce on your behalf, because what could possibly go wrong when bots start negotiating prices and executing transactions? Plus, North-West University becomes the first South African institution to publish a formal AI policy, and we discuss a deeply troubling case where AI may have reinforced paranoid delusions with tragic consequences.

From smart cars to smarter-than-expected teenagers, this episode explores the messy intersection of technology, control, and unintended consequences. Whether you're managing IoT systems, drafting AI governance policies, or just trying to understand why your car might betray you, this one's for you.

Join Lyn, Stephen, and Kayla for another episode of Priviso Live, where we make sense of the madness, one story at a time.

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