Calling All Visigoths: The Dark Side of Big Tech (with Bret Pettichord)

Description: Greg Olear brings on his friend, the software architect, author, and open source contributor Bret Pettichord, to discuss women in tech, iPhone hacking, the Pegasus software scandal, Facebook’s lack of ethics, Mark Zuckerberg’s fascination with ancient Rome, and the need for more social media platforms. Plus: a new online dating app.Follow Bret on Twitter:https://twitter.com/bpettichordBuy his book:https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471081124/bretpettichossof Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.