Are phones making us horny; Quibi & Kodi; Slack IPO; YouTube considers change; is the problem content moderation or people; Comcast breaks law 445,000 times; porn-id brexit; Cellebrite breaks iPhones; LinkedIn scans; ransomware payments; Apple & Best Buy; Harry Potter: Wizards Unite; Roli LUMI; Ikea smart blinds.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service Quibi books $100M in ad sales ahead of launch
Kodi Add-On Developer Arrested On Same Day as Popular Repo Goes Down
Publisher Sues Pandora for Much Less Than It Sued Spotify
IN THE NEWS
Slack prices IPO at $26 per share
Here’s who will get rich from Slack’s stock market debut
YouTube Weighs Major Changes to Kids’ Content Amid FTC Probe
Comcast broke law 445,000 times in scheme to inflate bills, judge finds
UK age checks for online porn delayed after bureaucratic cock-up
SECURITY HAH!
Cellebrite Says It Can Unlock Any iPhone For Cops
Clean room technique (clean room design)
Jordan Harbinger Social Engineering Defense Contractors on LinkedIn and Facebook
Florida city will pay over $600,000 to ransomware attackers
FBI And DHS Blunders Reveal Names Of Child Abuse Victims Via Facebook IDs
Critical Security Warning For iPhone Users
APPS & DOODADS
Apple completes Best Buy repair partnership with nearly 1,000 US locations
Apple is trying to save my hearing after I spent years ruining it
‘Harry Potter’ mobile game from the makers of ‘Pokemon Go’ launches this Friday
A light-up keyboard from Roli teaches you to play piano like it’s Guitar Hero
LUMI: The smarter way to learn and play music
Ikea’s smart blinds will launch on October 1st
BRIC-A-BRAC
Horns are growing on young people’s skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS