Google’s Rigged!; the dangers of opt-out; FTC investigating crowdfunding; Amazon vs Bernie; Yahoo still reading your email; NotPetya, cyberwar; McAfee hacked, again; everything’s better on the blockchain; Alexa & Santa Claus; Nikon; Instagram verification; smart tattoos.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
DNA Tests Quietly Reinforce Terrible and Scientifically Inaccurate Concepts of “Ethnicity”
Lime offers $1.5 million to stay in Santa Monica
Bird, Lime, Lyft, Uber will all be allowed to operate scooters in Santa Monica
SF Finally Issues Scooter Permits – But Kills Lime & Bird
Contraception app Natural Cycles’ Facebook ad banned for being misleading
New ‘Avengers 4’ theory explains how the ‘Infinity War’ deaths might be undone
IN THE NEWSx
Trump Falsely Claims Google Is “Rigged” Against Him
Google expands “digital wellbeing” to show how long you’ve been staring at YouTube
The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money
FTC investigates $700,000 crowdfunding campaign for fraud
Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ claims ‘inaccurate and misleading’
Yahoo is still reading some of your emails
Nearly half of the world’s top universities teach blockchain
SECURITY HAH!
The Untold Story of NotPetya, the most devastating cyberattack in history
Beware of Tech Companies Bearing Privacy Laws
Google created “unnecessary risk” for Fortnite users, claims Epic boss
Xage security automation tool could protect power grid from hackers
Researchers find way to spy on remote screens—through the webcam mic
John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitfi wallet got hacked — again
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)
APPS & DOODADS
Alexa Is Shielding Children From the Truth
Fireproof human skulls for your gas fireplace, barbecue or fire-pit
Instagram’s verification system is useful, fair, and Twitter should copy it
You can now apply to be verified in Instagram
Shooting the Nikon Z7 Full frame Mirrorless Camera
You Can Now View Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks Online
BRIC-A-BRAC
‘Smart’ Tattoos Could Monitor Your Blood Sugar
Disney’s Star Wars Land Will Feature Cantina With Alcoholic Drinks
A Sex Doll ‘Brothel’ Is Opening Up In Toronto Next Month
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Clint Dempsey personified U.S. soccer’s dream: developing creative players with attitude, swagger
