Episode 52: Cosmic Lag

What this episode covers

This week, Brian and Angelo continue their discussion on Facebook’s misuse of data, including an in-depth look at what they found in their respective “Download your Information” files. Continuing in the tech section, Brian expresses how elated he is that Billy Mitchell has received his comeuppance for cheating. The show then ends with a discussion about Art Bell, and how he influenced Brian’s views on the paranormal. Be sure to listen for the clip of Brian’s one and only interaction with Art Bell when he called into his show a few years ago. Links: Fact-checking Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Facebook and data collection - The Washington Post Accessing Your Facebook Data | Facebook Help Center | Facebook Facebook Is Tracking Me Even Though I’m Not on Facebook | American Civil Liberties Union How to save your privacy from the Internet’s clutches | TechCrunch Facebook is now in the data-privacy spotlight. Could Google be next? - The Washington Post The public shaming of Mark Zuckerberg | The Outline King Of Kong's Billy Mitchell has been stripped of all his high scores, banned from competitive gaming Cheater! Billy Mitchell stripped of scores, banned from premiere scoreboard | Ars Technica Dethroned ‘King of Kong’ Has Evidence He Didn’t Cheat – Variety Hackers once stole casino database through lobby fish tank thermometer - Business Insider Chinese media reports Apple cuts HomePod orders, cheaper model rumored for end of year | 9to5Mac Three years of staring lets scientists capture a neutron star “glitch” | Ars Technica Art Bell, the Radio Host Who Made America Believe in UFOs, Is Dead at 72 - Motherboard