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Jun 30, 2021 53 min

512: It Has a Hole!

from Grumpy Old Geeks

Your class-action duty; more Bitcoin exchange disappearances; Facebook may be evil but it isn't a monopoly; words matter; ethical investing; medical algorithms unsurprisingly getting it wrong; your health data is being sold, but hey, it's de-identified; Amazon buys Wickr; everyone wants to work from home; Dune, delayed; Foundation, Ted Lasso coming; LFG; the Dave Bittner orchestra; WD drives; Dreamhost leaks; Peloton demands membership for treadmills; AirTags without holes & Chipolos with holes on thars; drone TRUST certificates; smile! Show notes at https://gog.show/512 SHOW NOTES FOLLOW UP Birch Communications Settlement Drizly Settlement IN THE NEWS Founders of South African Bitcoin exchange disappear after $3.6 billion ‘hack’ A judge dismissed the United States’ antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, saying the FTC failed to show that the company was a monopoly FACEBOOK CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, SAYS TEXAS COURT A Major New Index Fund Should Unnerve Climate-Skeptical CEOs A hospital algorithm designed to predict a deadly condition misses most cases Hospitals are selling treasure troves of medical data — what could go wrong? Amazon buys the secure messaging platform Wickr Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home MEDIA CANDY ‘Dune’ release gets pushed back another three weeks to October 22nd Foundation will debut on Apple TV Plus in September A new ‘Galaxy Quest’ TV show is in the works ‘Frasier’ Revival Release Date Teased by Kelsey Grammer Kim’s Convenience Workin’ Moms Season 5 LFG APPS & DOODADS Peloton’s mandatory treadmill memberships show how you never fully own your connected devices Keep AirTags away from children for safety, warns Australian regulator How your power company can remotely control your smart thermostat iPod interface for Apple Music and Spotify by Tanner Villarete The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) Chipolo’s One Spot isn’t quite an AirTag, but at least it has a hole Canon Uses AI Cameras That Only Let Smiling Workers Inside Offices SECURITY HAH! The CyberWire Dave Bittner Hacking Humans Caveat Recorded Future How Disney Mismanaged the Star Wars Universe Not Safe For Work by The Organ Grinders featuring Dave Bittner Dave Bittner and his K.M.O.X Orchestra “I’m totally screwed.” WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted DreamHost database leaked 814 million records online, including customer data What is AI? We drew you a flowchart to work it out MORON OF THE WEEK The Fan Who Caused A Massive Tour De France Wreck Apparently Fled The Country A Narcissist With Sign Caused A Huge Pile-Up During The Tour De France CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee dead after prison suicide: report

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Your class-action duty; more Bitcoin exchange disappearances; Facebook may be evil but it isn't a monopoly; words matter; ethical investing; medical algorithms unsurprisingly getting it wrong; your health data is being sold, but hey, it's de-identified; Amazon buys Wickr; everyone wants to work from home; Dune, delayed; Foundation, Ted Lasso coming; LFG; the Dave Bittner orchestra; WD drives; Dreamhost leaks; Peloton demands membership for treadmills; AirTags without holes & Chipolos with holes on thars; drone TRUST certificates; smile!

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