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Technology Podcasts
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Technology Podcasts
Description:
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
Language:
English
Episodes
The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
5/1/2024
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:09
Recruiters Are Going Analog to Fight the AI Application Overload
4/30/2024
Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:38
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
4/29/2024
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:08
‘ArcaneDoor’ Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks
4/26/2024
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:25
North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say
4/25/2024
Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:25
Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
4/24/2024
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:55
The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
4/23/2024
Over the weekend, president Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:06
The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
4/22/2024
One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:41
Big Tech Squares Off Against US Spies
4/19/2024
One of Silicon Valley's most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration-backed expansion of a major US surveillance program. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:05
Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible
4/18/2024
Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:22
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
4/17/2024
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:50
House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
4/16/2024
US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans' information. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:13
How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
4/15/2024
Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:54
DuckDuckGo Is Taking Its Privacy Fight to Data Brokers
4/12/2024
Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:16
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
4/11/2024
Ad trackers are out of control. Use a browser that reins them in. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:01
A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress
4/10/2024
While some states have made data privacy gains, the US has so far been unable implement protections at a federal level. A new bipartisan proposal called APRA could break the impasse. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:05:07
How to Protect Yourself (and Your Loved Ones) From AI Scam Calls
4/9/2024
AI tools are getting better at cloning people's voices, and scammers are using these new capabilities to commit fraud. Avoid getting swindled by following these expert tips. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:54
A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears
4/8/2024
Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:13:53
A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
4/5/2024
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:04
The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind
4/4/2024
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:15