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Tech News Weekly 208: Squid Game Crypto Scam

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DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning

  • Damon Beres talks about his WIRED piece that details the challenges the DMCA poses to blind readers who want to read ebooks.
  • Ry Crist from CNET walks through Amazon's newly announced support for the Matter and Thread IoT protocols in their devices.
  • Jason details the short history of a Squid Game inspired cryptocurrency scam and how easy it was to net $3.3 million.
  • Mikah covers Facebook's announcement that it would be getting rid of its facial recognition system while Meta has no plans to back down.

    • Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

    Guests: Damon Beres and Ry Crist

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