Are We Waking Up to IoT Privacy?
This week in Privacy News, India's required education app leaked out all its data, TikTok is threatened by the EU, and people are getting filmed in public for social media acclaim. Also, most of the IoT appliances are not connected to the Internet. We also look at security news.

Texting Walmart for Stuff
This week in Business News, workers become drones when monitored, Google lays off 6% of employees, and they are being sued for anti-trust. Also, Microsoft invests in ChatGPT and you can now text Walmart for your stuff. We also visit SillyVille.

ChatGPT Finally Answers Matt Walsh's Question
This week in Banned News, we look at several woke, non-sense articles relating to fake animal food, climate change, and other topics that the toobies does not want the world to know. Join us to learn more about saving the planet!

The Articles

Privacy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/us-school-runs-lights-24-7-365-the-smart-lights-have-been-broken-since-2021/

https://www.wired.com/story/diksha-india-education-app-data-exposure/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/01/tiktok-ceo-told-to-step-up-efforts-to-comply-with-digital-laws

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/25/filming-strangers-public-social-media

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

Security
https://securityaffairs.com/141278/data-breach/goto-customers-backup-exposed.html

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/01/latest-breach-on-mailchimp-feels-like-deja-vu

https://www.techradar.com/news/this-odd-phishing-scam-targets-victims-with-a-blank-image

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/hacker-group-incorporates-dns-hijacking-into-its-malicious-website-campaign/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/75k-wordpress-sites-impacted-by-critical-online-course-plugin-flaws/

Business
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/karen-levy-the-more-workers-are-monitored-the-less-likely-they-are-to-think-outside-the-box

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/google-cuts-12000-jobs-the-largest-layoff-in-the-companys-history/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/the-doj-sues-google-for-ad-dominance-wants-to-break-company-up/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/23/microsoft-confirms-multibillion-dollar-investment-in-firm-behind-chatgpt

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/26/hands-on-with-walmarts-new-but-buggy-text-to-shop-feature/

Silly
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/do-mechanical-keyboards-really-need-arrow-keys/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/21/rentokil-pilots-facial-recognition-system-as-way-to-exterminate-rats

https://www.techspot.com/news/97334-pet-fish-commits-credit-card-fraud-owner-using.html

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/us-school-runs-lights-24-7-365-the-smart-lights-have-been-broken-since-2021/

Banned
https://notthebee.com/article/eu-approves-delicious-cricket-powder-to-be-mixed-into-various-flours-for-you-peasants/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/plant-based-seafood-the-ish-company-foodtech/

https://theconversation.com/heres-how-your-cup-of-coffee-contributes-to-climate-change-196648

https://www.techradar.com/news/you-can-now-set-personal-pronouns-on-google-workspace

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/01/11/xbox-carbon-aware-console-sustainability/

https://notthebee.com/article/marines-wearing-cardboard-boxes-easily-defeat-pentagons-new-ai-system/

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jan/26/can-video-games-change-peoples-minds-about-the-climate-crisis

https://notthebee.com/article/there-is-hope-for-the-world-after-all-chatgpt/