We go drifting in the Honda this week with stories ranging from AI writing its own autobiography to why our Anom phone bill was so high.

In between we have lots of car stories: Some of them might have you in tears, so grab a tissue.

We accelerate from beans to Titans and then hit the brakes when we discover another instance of those collecting everything on everyone leaving it all out on the starting line.

We hit a hairpin turn with an up-and-coming U.S. politician who’s proposing to create jobs by wrecking car things.

Then we have a police data raid in India that could put some of us in the pits.

This podcast may not be a Ferrari, but we’ve still got some very good lines.

Buckle up. Let’s drift.

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This update moves IT Privacy and Security from your next meal to a trip around the salad bar at least a couple of times.

We work our way from an unlikely garden and a Raspberry Robin out to the OpenSea. We discover many, unappetizing ways for our data to be lost, stolen, or sold.

Then… sprinkling a little bit of insight into how police use our search data and what is being proposed in the garden state of California that would wipe out any sort of browsing anonymity … completely.

You get some reassurance in your “sage” thoughts about that co-worker you’ve never actually seen or heard from and finally, you see how many people have blossomed since we put this piece together.

There’s plenty of calm in this week’s update, but there is lots of tossing around too.

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For this update, we start with a bit of binge drinking and end up in hot water.

We jet from the NSA’s advice for Windows admins to T-Mobile’s new scheme to sell your data to advertisers.

We hit the impeller fizzling and bubbling once we discover the extent of different kinds of data China is collecting on its own population.

We get a soaking from a new piece of spyware turning up on phones that for once did not come from our friends at the NSO group.

And we ready the leak-sealant after learning about those “innocuous” little applications that too many parents “must’ put on their phones to get updates on their pre-schoolers.

This week’s whirlpool of an update is all good clean fun, so leave your water shoes by the door, and let’s jump in. This one is hot!

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This week we chase up stories from around the globe from inner to outer space. We surmise that if some countries’ plans to harvest solar energy are successful it might just induce your rellies to forget about you.

We let you in on a little million-dollar lost wager and a new student movement to get you to log off.

We finish with a sad story about a little fox, that’s getting smaller by the day and our valiant call to re-install.

OK, gang, once those downloads are complete, log off, resist the tweet, and we’ll hit the street for our weekly ITP&SWU treat!

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This week we go from Paparazzi to Cookie jars, with an ear to our phones, an eye on those supercomputers and plugs and bugs in our PCs.

We have cool new functionality in Chrome and Firefox and (finally) a retirement party for IE.

We learn how the FBI is helping millions of Americans avoid an identity crisis, we get an unexpected “Les Mis.” book review and a “no bets” policy for an upcoming trial.

This week’s mashup is “mad as a box of frogs” so let’s rip the lid off and have some fun!

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This week is all about food, travel, and adventure, where we start abandoned at the altar and end with bizarrely overweight baggage.

In between those carefully seasoned toasted sesame seed buns of IT Privacy and Security are a flame-broiled update that shared too much, got shut down, and hacked, a tangy slice of database encryption, a leafy new mobile phone OS, and a large dollop of savory lawsuit.

It’s a meal made in heaven, worthy of a Michelin 3-star rating served hot and fresh off the grill.

So grab your bags, tuck that serviette under your chin and mind your manners as we experience the best IT Privacy and Security Update yet!

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With a backing track that is probably the worst cover version we have ever heard, we learn what just flew past that  bedroom window.

In the US this week the focus has been on our children. Any way you look at it, from school shootings to privacy violations, to destroying the ecological balance of the world we are leaving them to live in, the only way you can describe societies’ actions is broad-scale child abuse.

We learn what political leaders already know, “if you don’t like the news, just turn off the Internet.” We have an update for Elon from Twitter, a warning from the Indian government that came 13 years late, and a petition to stop apps from accepting the Digital Yuan… for reasons that would surprise you.

We typically start the weekly update with a rush of excitement. This week let’s stop for a moment and think of the kids.

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This week we learn why modern romantics sing: “If you like it, then you shoulda put 2FA on it”

Yeah, and we go from Bridal veils to white hats and mistaken nails. From Crypto to klepto to dummo and UFO.

We even end with an exploding duck.

What other blog/podcast gives you that kind of range in a wonderful mix of IT Privacy and Security Updates?

None. Zip. Nada.

So whether you put on a tux, a bridal gown, or nothing at all, at least slip into some comfortable shoes, ‘cause we’re on a run through some amazing stories!

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This week in our smash and grab we go from phones to fake followers and end up with a blog writer in tears.

We gain a little insight into just how relaxed some US Government officials are with the data of private citizens.

Then we wave, we get grabbed, we patch, and we secure.

Why… heavens to Betsey! This sounds like the makings of the best IT Privacy and Security Weekly update yet!

Let’s pull up our socks, lace our running shoes, and see what we can unravel before we try and find that elusive back a door!

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From the blustery cold volcanic slopes of Iceland to the Freeze you put on Equifax, this week’s update may drop local temps. by several degrees.

We apply the heat by moving through downed satellite relays, Vodka DDoS attacks, and the weaponization of Windows event logs.

From there we discover the newest US surveillance agency and the latest arms race. Finally, there is the gravitational pull toward the privacy of outer space, and even that is coming into sharper focus.

Throw on that jacket, grab a scarf, and let’s prep for a sudden chill with the latest (and greatest) IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update adventure!

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