31: Standard Issue Mohawk

In light of recent revelations from and surrounding both Edward Snowden and Lenovo, Christina and Brett talk about information security. As a concept, is “InfoSec” for regular humans, or only the chosen few like InfoSec Taylor Swift? Then, we get existential about being black sheep and close things out talking about Birdman.

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Show Notes and Links

• The latest Snowden leak
• SIMs: very, very hackable now
  • Christina’s 2014 piece for Mashable on hacking as the new normal : truer by the week
• Lenovo: should they just rename it the WeKnowWhatYouThinkPad?
• Sleater-Kinney. Bob’s Burgers. Music video.
• Birdman
  • Big Birdman Sesame Street spoof