Cutting out the big five; Apple spanks Facebook & Google; nothing seems to hurt Facebook; people really don’t care about their privacy; execs scoot out of Lime; Buzzfeed’s unpaid UGC; get some sleep and don’t detox; Japan’s hacking IoT devices; xDedic shut down; global police after DDoS buyers; smart lightbulbs; Okillly Dokilly.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything – Week 3: Google
I Cut Microsoft Out of My Life—or So I Thought – Week 4: Microsoft
IN THE NEWS
Apple is punishing Facebook big-time for breaking its rules
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps
Apple restores Facebook’s ability to run internal iOS apps
Google also has a data-vacuuming iOS app that bypasses the App Store
Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door
Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps
Apple restores Google’s own internal iPhone apps after privacy brouhaha
Facebook’s scandals aren’t stopping it from making tons of money
Facebook Paid People $20 a Month for Access to All Their Digital Activity. Why Did They Sign Up?
Two early executives at Lime have quietly left the scooter company
BuzzFeed’s Unpaid 19-Year-Old Quiz Genius on Her Tricks, the Layoffs, and Jonah Peretti
Apple and Aetna Are Giving Away Apple Watches You Have to, Uh, ‘Earn’ Back
Go to bed! Brain researchers warn that lack of sleep is a public health crisis.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
The Jordan Harbinger Show 126: Matthew Walker | Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
What’s all this fuss about “digital detox” — and does it really work?
US Department of Justice Bans All Internet Gambling After Reversing Opinion
SECURITY HAH!
Apple revokes Facebook’s developer certificate over data-snooping app—Google could be next
Japanese government plans to hack into citizens’ IoT devices
Authorities shut down xDedic marketplace for buying hacked servers
‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers
How Huawei planned international robot espionage via email
This Hacker Showed How a Smart Lightbulb Could Leak Your Wi-Fi Password
APPS & DOODADS
Microsoft Forcing Skype Classic Users to Upgrade to Version 8
BRIC-A-BRAC
Okilly Dokilly – White Wine Spritzer (Official Video)
The Seductiveness of Insta-Nostalgia
