Direct download link: Episode 30.
This week Audrey and Christie chat about the FCC ditching privacy protections and Amelia Abreu (@ameliaabreu) joins Christie to discuss the judgement against bluetooth vibrator We-vibe. Enjoy!
Show Notes
- Congress Removes FCC Privacy Protections on Your Internet Usage – Schneier on Security
- Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections | Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Post-FCC Privacy Rules, Should You VPN? — Krebs on Security
- I Spent a Week Trying To Make the Broadband Lobby Answer a Simple Question About Selling Your Data
- Vibrator maker ordered to pay out C$4m for tracking users’ sexual activity | Technology | The Guardian
- This Map Will Show If Your Web Traffic Passes Through an NSA Listening Post – Motherboard
Things we like on the Internet this week
- Audrey: Postcards from the Frontiers of Science • The neural network has weird ideas about what… (with bonus illustrations)
- Christie: Dorsey Shaw on Twitter: “This is the best internet video I’ve ever seen https://t.co/RooSpAMGhH”
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