July 3rd, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
Tracking Protesters and Church Goers
This week in Privacy News, Florida protects #DNA from insurance companies, police hack into an encrypted phone service, and #Facebook has been up to no good. Also, #Mobilewalla tracted BLM protestors and Church goers.
Apple Phone No Charger: Courage
This week in Business News, Mercedes stops the subscription service, and a #Tesla accelerates into a police car. Also, a new search engine wants you to pay to use it, and a #Windows 10 update slows your computer to a crawl. Finally, #Apple phones may not ship witha charger…that is Courage!
Microsoft Logging Tire Damage?
This week in Smart Tech, the #Boeing 737 flies again, #Disney has more faceswap technology and consumer reports wants all the smart tech possible jammed into cars. Also, Microsoft and #Bridgestone work to map road conditions using your car and GPS.
Lost Job? Get a Free Board Game!
This week in SillyVille, Microsoft bans #confederate flags, #Google now augments reality with dinosaurs and #NASA seks help with pooping in space. Also, if you lost your job in the pandemic, you may be entitled to free board games…
Privacy
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/345333-florida-becomes-first-state-to-protect-dna-from-life-disability-insurers
https://www.engadget.com/europe-uk-police-hacked-encrochat-encrypted-phones-144351998.html
https://www.evina.com/they-steal-your-facebook/
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-shared-data-with-developers-90-days-230306894.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tim-hortons-privacy-1.5631293
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9353qv/mobilewalla-tracked-protesters-targeted-evangelicals-during-2016-election
Business
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21306823/mercedes-benz-collection-subscription-service-cancel-sales
https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/police-tesla-that-hit-mass-state-troopers-vehicle-was-in-autopilot/2151164/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/googles-former-advertising-vp-starts-a-subscriber-only-search-engine/
https://www.techspot.com/news/85799-new-windows-10-edge-update-slowing-pcs.html
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2020/06/web-skimmer-hides-within-exif-metadata-exfiltrates-credit-cards-via-image-files/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/youtube-tv-att-tv-directv-choose-the-same-day-to-raise-prices/
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/28/new-108-inch-85-inch-ipads-will-have-20w-charger-says-ming-chi-kuo
Smart tech
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307388/boeing-737-max-test-flights-federal-aviation-administration
https://www.engadget.com/disneys-faceswap-technology-is-as-impressive-as-it-is-unsettling-123524432.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/85802-consumer-reports-analysis-claims-modern-safety-tech-could.html
https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/1/21310209/tusimple-self-driving-truck-network-ups-xpress-penske
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/detroit-police-chief-admits-facial-recognition-is-wrong-96-of-the-time/
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-and-bridgestone-launch-realtime-tire-damage-system-115540728.html
Silly
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/30/21308677/microsoft-forza-player-ban-confederate-flag-hate-symbols
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/30/21308071/google-search-augmented-reality-animals-dinosaurs-tyrannosaurus-rex-velociraptor-triceratops
https://outline.com/LYdMkG
https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21307519/amazon-watch-party-prime-video-virtual-parties-streaming-netflix-disney-hbo-scener-twitch
https://www.techspot.com/news/85803-lose-job-during-pandemic-you-may-eligible-free.html