Tech Break (Audio)

Google tracks phones even with location sharing turned off, apologizes.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Pixel Buds are like spiders clawing in your ears. Do Not Buy.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis

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If you have a Surface Book 2 and like gaming, you may have noticed a strange thing: even if the laptop is plugged in, CPU -intensive tasks like gaming will drain the battery.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley

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Sara Chipps is the CEO of Jewelbots.com, a company dedicated towards drastically changing the number of girls entering STEM fields using hardware. She was formerly the CTO of FlatironSchool.com, a school dedicated to teaching people of all ages how to build software and launch careers as software developers. In 2010 she co-founded Girl Develop It, a non-profit focused on helping more women become software developers. Girl Develop It is in 45 cities, and has taught over 17,000 women how to build software.

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Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone pick great gifts for iPhone photography enthusiasts. The DxO One camera is a versatile mini camera that attaches to your iPhone. The Joby (a TWiT Sponsor) GripTight ONE fits almost any sized smartphone. See the rest of Leo's picks.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced today that the vote to repeal Net Neutrality will take place on December 14th. The vote is expected to pass. In addition, states will be forbidden to pass their own Net Neutrality laws.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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Kyle Kiang from OnePlus addresses the recent news about OnePlus devices sending personally identifiable information back to OnePlus servers, and the changes being made to address concerns over privacy.

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Kyle Kiang

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Amazon's new system to allow in-house deliveries has a flaw that could allow unscrupulous delivery people to freeze your camera and enter your home undetected.

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Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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This week, Elon Musk unveiled two new products: a $200,00 Roadster, and an electric semi truck to carry it in.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Lisa Schmeiser, Iain Thomson, and Phil Libin

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Leo Laporte suggests camera and tripod options for live streaming a group Dungeons and Dragons session.

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Host: Leo Laporte

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