May 31, 2018

Eric has to deal with a stolen credit card. Jon checks in again on the telcos who resell your location data. Your Amazon cylinder might email an audio recording to someone. GDPR makes the web much faster. Eric likes time, Jon almost likes Apple.

Notes:

• Krebs follow up on location data tracking
• Alexa eavesdropping...

May 25, 2018

Comcast gets two bits of followup; look up the real-time location of nearly any cell phone user in the states; more Google duplex and cylinder security; a Sunday sermon with some Oatmeal.

Links:

• Followup: eFail (nice lego dumpster fire) - https://boingboing.net/2018/05/21/mime-considered-harmful.html
• Followup: Comcast...

May 19, 2018

Eric's password buttons were pushed this week, not-so-secure eMail clients, and a touch of Google I/O. Fake coin offerings and ... a knife?

Links:

• Password Rant - https://twitter.com/ericwuehler/status/996509740673908736
• Followup: Eero + Echo - https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2018/05/08/ep-221
• Weird Al Hamilton...

May 11, 2018

Logging in with only a physical key, Twitter's oopsie, Facebook fires a stalker and Signal's messages do not "self-destruct". Jon chats about stuff from the Microsoft Build conference. Eric still likes Netflix. Jon likes books.

Links:

• Gigabit Router Followup - Botnet - 

May 4, 2018

Jon describes farm equipment, while Eric teaches driving lessons. Routers around the world are vulnerable, and a critical battle is won for the open web. A fun book tracking hackers and a crazy project for a VGA adapter.

Links:

• What is a flail? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flail_mower
• Oregon Instructional Permit -