Tech Byte with MARK STROSS

This show marks the 1-year anniversary of the TechByte Show. Mark Stross celebrates the technology victories over the past year, including the passing of legislation concerning Right of Repair. AND, the Doomsday Clock. tick-tick-tick-tick.....

Do you know anyone flirting with a violent ideology? If you do, would you please call Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook has tested and instituted a new prompt asking users if they know anyone flirting with a violent ideology. And, they want to warn you that you may have been exposed to "extremist" content. Is this too 1984?  Are we allowing Facebook to be the Thought Police?

After a brief update on Rehoboth's newest video board, Mark Stross jumps in to talk about the controversial issues surrounding the NSA, cybersecurity, the federal government, and individual rights. 

This episode is just FUN! (great facts to share at your next social event) I can't tell you what's in here; that would give it away! You just gotta listen! I can guarantee you'll be surprised to hear some of these amazing wacky tech facts. (warning: do not use these as pickup lines!)

Mark Stross talks more about cybersecurity, ransomware, and the recent attacks on the US industry. A US nuclear weapons contractor gets hit just one day after the largest meatpacking company, JBS pays $11 million dollars to the cybercriminals. What's next and should we be negotiating with these terrorists?

ANOM, was an app that was designed to allow for digital communication without fear of monitoring by law enforcement. Obviously designed for illicit use; this app flourished after other apps preceding it were shut down by officials. Thousands flocked to it, signing up for 6-month contracts costing $2,000. Hear what happens to those who used this app designed specifically for crooks. 

Location tracking is getting very sophisticated. And despite our efforts to sneak around, it's getting more and more difficult to do so. There are very few things you can do with on your phone today without giving out your location. Mark Stross explains this technology so everyone can understand it. This episode is the "what you need to know" about location tracking. 

You have to have been sleeping under a rock not to know that UFO's are real, and the US government has been hoarding, and hiding, this information. Why still a secret? The technology we can learn from openly discussing this is huge. Crafts that can travel 13,000 mph, evade radar, and fly through air and water similarly? Mark Stross thinks we can have this tech in the next 300 years unless we get real about what we know about these unidentified aerial phenomena. 

"There's a new way of listening to little green men on Mars" It's called Channel 37. And it's not new. For more than 70 years, this frequency, and a few others, have been the home of Radio Astronomy, where the focus is intergalactic communication. Talking to aliens. Mark Stross talks about high tech radio enthusiasts' ongoing interest in communicating with extra-terrestrials.  

Destruction without a shot fired. Pain and suffering without a bloodbath. Death without troops. This is Cyber-Warfare. The Colonial Pipeline attack is the latest of many cyberattacks that went unmentioned. More than 113 federal state and municipal agencies, 500 healthcare facilities, and 1600 colleges and universities have been hit over the last year. We are vulnerable. Mark Stross is passionate about protecting American people, industries, and assets. What do you need to know? And more importantly, what should you do?