If you missed the show from yesterday (01/26/2017) or just want to review it again, we’ve got it edited and posted to our YouTube channel!
On this episode we go over some of the recent random news with our awesome IRC chat!
Comcast mobile phone service coming in 2017 with wireless/cable bundles:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/comcast-mobile-phone-service-coming-in-2017-with-wirelesscable-bundles/
LeakedSouce Site that sold access to 3.1 billion passwords vanishes after reported raid:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/01/site-that-sold-access-to-3-1-billion-passwords-vanishes-after-reported-raid/
New Trojan Turns Thousands Of Linux Devices Into Proxy Servers:
http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/linux-proxy-malware.html
Verizon may end up buying Charter:
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/26/verizon-charter-combination-deal/
Doomsday clock moves closer to doom:
https://gizmodo.com/doomsday-clock-moves-30-seconds-closer-to-midnight-and-1791649672
DOW Jones point is kinda worthless:
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/3-reasons-why-the-dow-is-utterly-useless
Police weren’t backing up and now they are losing out:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-department-loses-years-worth-of-evidence-in-ransomware-incident/
New shell for Windows 10 coming?:
Microsoft reportedly working on a new ‘adaptive’ shell for Windows 10 devices
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/17/01/26/2030201/microsoft-reportedly-working-on-a-lightweight-version-of-windows-known-as-cloud-shell
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-working-on-cloud-shell-a-lightweight-windows-version-for-modern-computing-world
1984 book selling out:
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-sells-out-of-1984-as-america-decides-to-read-a-g-1791658901
Facebook adds U2F support finally:
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/26/facebook-two-factor-usb-security-keys/
Facebook’s Internal Multi-Factor Auth Platform:
Password Management with YubiKey:
Things we’ve all heard but you shouldn’t be telling us when trying to fix your computer:
https://gizmodo.com/7-lies-you-shouldnt-tell-the-people-fixing-your-compute-1791429369
Chrome 56 released with Encryption Cues:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3003368/google-releases-all-html5-chrome-56-with-extra-encryption-cues
Zuckerberg reconsiders trying to take Hawaiian land:
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-reconsidering-hawaii-property-lawsuits.html
Lining of Silver in Windshields to melt snow/ice:
https://gizmodo.com/volkswagen-put-an-invisible-layer-of-silver-in-its-new-1791624687
Inexpensive ways to make your home smart:
Nicotine suppresses Schizophrenia:
http://newatlas.com/nicotine-smoking-schizophrenia-study/47552/
Android VPN apps caught not doing the best things:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-vpn-apps-caught-intercepting-traffic-failing-to-encrypt/
https://research.csiro.au/ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2016/08/paper-1.pdf
https://lifehacker.com/researchers-issue-security-warnings-about-several-popul-1791617644
UK Pirates get a 20 day grace period:
Gmail to block JS extension on Feb 13th:
Gmail won’t allow JavaScript file attachments starting February 13
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/gmail-will-block-js-attachments-for-security-reasons-starting-february-13/
Skier falls off cliff:
https://deadspin.com/skiing-guy-flies-off-cliff-lives-to-tell-the-tale-1791590518
We’ll be back on the air today (01/27/2017) at 6pm EST! Join us at http://www.foolishtechshow.com to join our live chat and talk with us directly!
