23andMe layoffs; surveillance capitalism; MoPub realtime data sharing; undermined trust in society & capitalism; Amazon employees speaking out; don’t trust the blockchain; facial recognition in London; Byte spammed; Patreon’s porn pirate problem; Amazon Prime Video by the people; Daniel Sloss; Elizabeth Wurtzel; Alice in Wonderland & Hitler; feedback.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
Apple is offering free genetic tests to all its Silicon Valley employees
Top Away executives were blindsided by their CEO’s decision to backtrack on stepping down
IN THE NEWS
You Are Now Remotely Controlled
Grindr and OKCupid Sell Your Data, but Twitter’s MoPub Is the Real Problem
People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows
Hundreds of Amazon employees plan to risk their jobs this week by violating company policy
Trust No One. Not Even a Blockchain.
London Police Are Taking Surveillance to a Whole New Level
It Took One Day for Byte to Be As Spammy As the Rest of the Internet
Patreon can’t solve its porn pirate problem
MEDIA CANDY
The dark underbelly of Amazon Prime Video
AT THE LIBRARY
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction by Elizabeth Wurtzel
MORON OF THE WEEK
The Goop Lab review – so Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t know what a vagina is
FEEDBACK LOOP
Disney’s flying robot can perform stunts in the air like stunt doubles
US Town Rejects Solar Farm Amid Worries It Would “Suck Up All The Energy From The Sun“
IoT Trouble: The Sonos Example — And More
TED 2 all black cocks scene ( did you mean black cocks ? )
A group of ‘furries’ stopped a domestic violence assault and helped police make the arrest
Why I’m Not Giving Up My Landline
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
