Weekly News Roundup Podcast
by Switched To Linux
The official podcast for the Switched to Linux Weekly News Roundup. The WNR Podcast is the full version of our show including comments. We cover privacy, security, and business news as it relates to our daily life in technology. Support the podcast at:https://switchedtolinux.com/support/monthly-support
Episodes
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Our Data, Their Scams
Every company wants all data, and often the government requires it. Then scammers steal it to target you. We also see a humanist get a religious exemption to not use AI at work. We also look at other stories in technology, privacy, and business. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #datacollection...
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Your Tech Phones Home
Technology is increasingly phoning home, and our data is being used for increasingly problematic uses. We look at these and other stories relating to privacy, security, and technology. #surveillance #shareddata #weeklynewsroundup All Articles…
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Out of Control Data Collection
Data collection is getting out of control as McDonalds collects 515 pages of data on customers while Amazon data AI is crazy. We also look at problems with handing everything over to AI and look at freezers hacked and spoiled food. #weeklynewsroundup #bigdata #ai All Articles:...
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They Made a Federal Case of It!
A federal judge calls ALPR cameras an illegal search network as laws are being introduced to regulate or ban the cameras. We look at this and other articles about privacy, security, and business technology headlines. #alpr #libreoffice #weeklynewsroundup All Articles:...
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Tracking Flocks of People
Flock cameras were hacked to show they are snapping photos of people, too. Also, we talk more about how AI can destroy us. We look at these and other stories related to privacy, security, business, and tech. #flock #ai #raspberrypi All Articles:...
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The Three Laws for AI?
AI is getting more dangerous as companies strive to reign it back in. But is it too late? We look at this and other articles related to privacy, security, and business tech news. #weeklynewsroundup #aithreat #googlelinks All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-three-laws-for-ai Support...
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They Are All Listening
Smart TVs are watching more than we thought, and more needs to be said about Graphene and Motorola. We look at these are other stories related to privacy, security, and business. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #smarttv #grapheneos All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/they-are-all-listening Support...
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Backlash Complete - ALPR Banned From States
The Flock and other ALPR camera backlash is reaching a fevered pitch where two states have taken action about the cameras. Also, KYC laws are empowering criminals to use stolen data to exploit loopholes. We look at these and other stories in privacy, security, and technology. #weeklynewsroundup...
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They Want to Destroy the Human Race
The government keeps approving crazy technology that may harm the people and the planet, and a research report shows EdTech companies sharing data they are not allowed. We look at these and other stories about privacy, security, and business. #weeklynewsroundup #environmentalism #edtech All...
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Protecting Yourself from Scammers
Today we see the fight against scammers and malware rage on while one important shield is getting weaker. We also look at privacy, security, and business links. #ublock #scams #framework All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/protecting-yourself-from-scammers Support Switched to Linux! 👥...
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The Division Over Flock
Police in Kentucky are hiding the location of flock cameras while other departments are abandoning the tech all together. We also look at the proliferation of scams and other articles related to privacy, security, and business news. #weeklynewsroundup #flock #mythos All Articles:...
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The Flocked Up Backlash
This week in the Weekly News Roundup we look at the backlash against flock cameras. Also, the EU Parliament passes Chat Control by default. We also look at other articles in privacy, technology, and business. #flock #chatcontrol #weeklynewsroundup Image Credit: https://www.craiyon.com All…
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All Modern Vehicles Suck
Modern vehicles are collecting data and interfering with law enforcement. It seems that laws are passing to make cars worse, but failing to protect citizens from surveillance. #cars #surveillance #selfdriving Full Stream…
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Surveillance: Making Better Citizens Since 1984
Tech CEOs are making the argument that people behave better when under surveillance, arguing we need surveillance to make better citizens, and government employees have the White House app automatically and permanently installed to their government issued phones. We also look at several articles…
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The End (of Android) is NIGH!
Google releases more details on the upcoming rollout of the developer verification and more password manager data leaks from third parties. We also look at news related to privacy, security, and business. #android #idverification #electricity All Articles:...
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AI Harmless for Mass Casualty???
Illinois proposes a bill to hold AI companies harmless on large events. Also, an Ed-Tech company is sued for allegedly monetizing student data. We also look at several quick headlines in privacy and technology. #AI #edtech #costofliving All Articles:...
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Is Meta Evil?
Meta attempted to add facial recognition into glasses and they are not dealing with fraud on their servers to make more money. We also look at how AI is making it hard to know what’s real and what’s fake. #weeklynewsroundup #meta #ai All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/is-meta-evil...
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AI is Losing Favor
People are getting fed up with AI and in some cases, research shows it is now more expensive to run your business with AI than it is people since it is more error prone. We also look at articles relating to privacy, security, and business in technology. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #ai #ring All Articles:...
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California Linux Carve Out
California’s Age Attestation law adds a carve out for Linux and other open source operating systems. Does this carve out even matter if protecting kids is the real issue? We also look at cases of AI not being helpful. #Weeklynewsroundup #ageverification #ai All Articles:...
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Internet Searching Dies This Summer
Google is ending search as we know it this summer as Eric Schmidt’s dream of Google telling us the answer to our question goes live. Will this help us or hurt us? We also look at the trump phone controversy and other articles related to technology, security, and privacy. #WeeklyNewsRoundup…
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ReCaptcha Goes Totalitarian
Google silently makes changes to the reCaptcha system that will force some users to have an approved smartphone certified by them. They are slowly starting to control the whole Internet. We also look at articles related to security, technology, and privacy. #weeklynewsroundup #recaptcha #iot All...
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Get Technology Out of School
Technology has failed our students, and today we look at educational and privacy failures of ed tech. We also look at news related to privacy, security, and technology. #weeklynewsroundup #edtech #education All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/get-technology-out-of-school Support…
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This Bill is So Good It Will Never Pass
The Supreme Court hears case on Geofence warrants while congress introduces the Surveillance Accountability Act. We also look at why we need parental digital neglect laws. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #geofence #smartphones All Articles:...
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The Myth of Mythos
Mythos is a dangerous model which Anthropic will not release…but it has been breached by third party tools. #mythos #anthropic #cybersecurity Full Stream: https://rumble.com/v78wihm-the-myth-of-mythos-weekly-news-roundup.html All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-myth-of-mythos…
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Preparing Our Children's Digital Future
Should we setup our kids digital lives or let them do it at the right time? We also look at security and privacy news in technology. #proton #digitalfuture #weeklynewsroundup All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/preparing-our-childrens-digital-future Support Switched to Linux! 👥…
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The Danger is In the House
The FBI warns us about using foreign apps to protect our personal data even though American companies are bigger offenders, and Apple and Samsung dive into RCS, meaning most text messages now go through Google servers. #apps #rcs #weeklynewsroundup All Articles:...
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Your Boss is an AI Chatbot
Today we look at the overuse of AI and ask if a chatbot would be make a better boss than a human, but the therapists asked that about an AI girlfriend. We look at these and the news related to privacy and security. #AI #weeklynewsroundup #privacy All Articles:...
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Government Data Buys
The government is still buying location and other advertising data from big tech companies mostly populated by the apps we use. We also look at Walmart’s new patent for digital price changes. #bigdata #weeklynewsroundup #surgepricing All Articles:...
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The Techno-Medical Complex
Governments are now pushing ads for wearable health tech while the robots have arrived for battle. We look at these and several other news stories for the week. #wearables #robots #ai All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-techno-medical-complex Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals:...
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Your Future AI Friends
Meta bought the platform that allowed AI bots to talk among themselves…are these the robot friends Mark Zuckerberg was talking about last year? We also look at other stories in privacy, security, and technology. #moltbook #meta #weeklynewsroundup All Articles:...
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You Can't Hide from AI Surveillance
Anthropic and and OpenAI are sparing over military contracts surrounding surveillance while new research can deanonymize people online. We look at this and many other stories in privacy, security, and tech business. #weeklynewsroundup #openai #onlineprivacy All Articles:...
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Global Age Attestation Deployment
As states and countries roll out age verification laws, applications and operating systems are rolling out age checks. We also look at news related to privacy, security, and business. #weeklynewsroundup #ageverification #discord All Articles:...
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The AI Tax and Digital Necromancy
AI increasingly needs data centers which in turn need many community resources. As a result, costs of power, water, and everything related computers is vastly increasing in costs. Are you happy to pay the AI tax? #weeklynewsroundup #ai #taxes All Articles:...
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ID and Data Surveillance Network
Discord will limit all accounts until they are confident of your age, while the rest of the world is trying it’s hardest to collect every bit of information about you as it can. Also, one police department turned off the flock cameras after abuse from the company. #discord #surveillance...
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Dystopic Health Startups
This weekly news roundup looks at new ai powered health startups and the dangers of them. We will talk about the impacts on HIPPA and data collection. #ai #healthcare #hippa All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/dystopic-health-startups Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals:...
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Privacy Violations Settled Without Guilt
Google has settled several privacy lawsuits over this last year while denying any guilt over the issue. We look at several cases and the fees they are paying to settle these cases. #privacy #google #settlements All Articles…
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OpenAI Budget PsyOP
OpenAI says they are running out of money, yet they are investing seed money for Sam Altman’s Human-AI Interfacing company. Are they putting out the need for money to justify ads in ChatGPT? #openai #chatgpt #advertising All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/openai-budget-psyop Support...
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Watching Your Food Coming and Going
Smart tech is being forced in many places and today we talk about smart features in refrigerators and toilets. Are these necessary? #ai #smarthome #privacy All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/watching-your-food-coming-and-going Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals:...
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Pennsylvania Rejects the Fourth Amendment
This week in the Weekly News Roundup we look at a PA case where the court sides with a reverse keyword warrant. Also, we talk some AI regulation. All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/pennsylvania-rejects-the-fourth-amendment Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals:...
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The official podcast for the Switched to Linux Weekly News Roundup.
The WNR Podcast is the full version of our show including comments. We cover privacy, security, and business news as it relates to our daily life in technology.
Support the podcast at:https://switchedtolinux.com/support/monthly-support
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