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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.

R. Prescott Stearns Jr.

Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.

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00:15:42

Honeypots in the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2024/10/23

EP 213 This week's update glistens with a sweet golden mix of stories that will raise your glucose levels higher than any other update.We kick off with a couple of Microsoft stories: One sweet and smart and the other ...well, less so.From there an amazing discovery that getting you into American airports safely might not be the only chore the FAA has to get right.It's not quite tax preparation time in the US but a number of senators want to ensure that no pixel is left unaccounted for when it

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00:11:30

Episode 212.5 Deep dive into Get Smart with the IT...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/10/21

Episode 212.5 Hear our buddies review the content from this podcast.

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00:15:37

Get Smart with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/10/16

EP212 The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update is about to boost your brainpower!A new study from Finland reveals that the choices you make today can affect your brain for weeks.By adopting healthy routines—like staying up to date with key insights from this very update—you’re not just protecting your digital life but also enhancing your memory, attention, and cognitive function.Consistency in learning and staying informed, especially on crucial topics like privacy and security, can literally

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00:10:32

EP 211.5 The Update review of Who's doing the...

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2024/10/09

Episode 211.5 for a different twist on this week's update have a listen to this review.

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00:21:01

Who's doing the Hoovering on the IT Privacy and...

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2024/10/09

EP211Who's really doing the Hoovering? It’s not just your robot vacuum! Imagine you're living in a world where your friendly robot vacuum is secretly taking photos of your home, apps are tricking you into fake investments, and hackers are messing with your water bill. Sounds like the plot of a tech thriller, right? Well, buckle up, because reality just might be stranger than fiction! In this episode of the IT Privacy and Security update, we explore everything from public utility hacks to AI

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00:10:49

EP 210.5 The Podcast review of the China Gets busy on...

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2024/10/03

What better way to get to grips with IT Privacy and Security topics than with a discussion. In this episode, we break out the issues and topics covered in Tuesday's update.

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00:13:47

China Gets busy on the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/10/01

EP210 For this update we kick off with 11 million devices and end with a way to track those that were supposed to be un-trackable.We start with the reoccurrence from a family of malware that once was eradicated, but now seems to have reappeared.We move from there to the US where the Federal Trade Commission has finally decided to weigh in on social media apps. and how they are making money.From there a new way to get phished. This one is aimed at developers, but the next, may have you in it's

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00:09:15

EP209.5-IT-Privacy-and-Security-Weekly-Update-Tearing-it...

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2024/09/28

This is the podcast about the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update Tearing it Down for the week ending September 24th. 2024 podcast. Enjoy it. More learning and more fun!

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00:14:38

IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update Tearing it Down...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/09/25

EP209 You can tear it up, or tear it down, and this week we get a bit of both as we circle the Earth with our update.We start with Snapchat seemingly opting you in to yet another AI use case. Subscribers are suspicious, but we let you be the judge.From there we go to a story not so much about a hacker as an aggregator. Wait how many email addresses have they collected?For our third update we look at the other side of supply chain interference. Exploding devices may be one thing when they are

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00:07:51

EP208.5 IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update with a...

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2024/09/20

Listen as our AI hosts discuss Tuesday's update in this special update podcast. https://rprescottstearns.weebly.com/news/the-it-privacy-and-security-weekly-update-with-a-side-of-post-quant-for-the-week-ending-september-17th-2024 Post-Quantum Cryptography Takes Center Stage: NIST finalizes three new encryption algorithms to counter future quantum threats, prompting Google and Microsoft to announce updates. This section emphasizes the rapid response of tech giants and the importance of proactive

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00:16:32

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update with a side...

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2024/09/18

EP208 Last month NIST finalized their selection of three algos for post-quant Cryptography and already we have two major players announcing they will be updating their encryption algos.Larry Ellison infamous as the Oracle CEO, now CTO, tells us why he thinks we should be on our best behavior for AI.Oh, and that Citigroup dev job you were applying for.... you didn't get the job, but you did pick up something else.Facebook comes clean on the fact that it has scraped every Ozzie's face.23andMe

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00:15:49

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update "Kameshika...

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2024/09/11

This week start the kameshika signal with a mushroom walking into the room.We get a new use case from the "Po-lice" for that Tesla parked over "thar".Then it seems NSA have enjoyed this update and podcast so much it inspired them to create their own (Thanks team!).There's a new version of a particular spyware program that we're calling out.A spec. sheet from Bluetooth version six that would probably even excite your dentist.A set of critical numbers from Microsoft in this

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00:14:28

Dream Police and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2024/09/04

EP206 This week's update takes off from Las Vegas and lands somewhere in Low Earth Orbit.We have databases of faces and how both a police union and the Dutch Data Protection watchdog think they are a bad idea.If they have your face, how do you prove you are you? That's the next challenge and a proposal from OpenAI and Harvard thinks it'll have you covered. We might have a different opinion.With elections coming up in the US would you be upset to discover that the code in your voting

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00:12:27

Cash Cows and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2024/08/28

Cash Cows and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the week ending August 27th 20248/27/2024 0 Comments Episode 205The cash cow is in your house and you sit staring at it.How did it get in? We’ll give you the latest on cloned RFID cards that will let you into almost any door using them.Google gets shady with its collection practices and ends up back in court.The FBI receives an order to clean house from the Dept. of Justice Inspector General.Uber gets spanked in the Netherlands for sending

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00:17:51

Zoom Zoom with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/08/21

Episode 204 Join us as we Zoom in to the biggest crowd we have ever seen.Fancy a cycle around the neighborhood with the kids on your hot new bicycle? Read our update first!There’s a new copilot that could make a huge difference to your open source project and a huge new fine for one European mobile phone company (in the US).Then, a story about a firm that could’ve had the best security in the world, but it wouldn’t have mattered because they published their own passwords on-line.We get a solemn

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"Atomic" with the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

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2024/08/14

Episode 203 This week we let the vigilante out first and discover he has remedies for a number large enough to make Clint Eastwood stand up and take notice.Then we bump into a type of fencing you will be glad has just been disallowed by a US court.From there if you want to go invisible on the web the “do-it-yourself” route turn out to be cheaper and way more effective.“We were software snobs” says the inventor of What’s App and Signal secure messaging. We find out what he’s talking about.Your home

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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update, Early in...

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2024/08/07

Episode 202. This week we start with a new use for your face and end with a cautionary tale about keeping a safe distance when looking for true love.Then we get up early in the morning and discover that in trying to keep you secure, Microsoft gave you a broken multi factor authenticator. (thanks Microsoft).After that, it’s more love, but a love you will have to suppress if Ford’s patent takes off.A new scheme from DARPA that could be almost as revolutionary as that experiment they did connecting

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00:13:59

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update from the...

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2024/07/31

Episode 201 This week we have bookends for gearheads. A book for Ferrari and a booking for GMC.Our second story is so incredible that even we had to read it twice. Our question is: “Would you ever use an exchange run by people so stupid?”Your house just got robbed. We have the detail your wifi Camera didn’t pick up.We’ve got some good news for you as you pass through US airports, and bad news as you pass through another US healthcare benefits administrator.From there Google gets body slammed by the

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00:18:09

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update and the End...

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update. ·

2024/07/24

Episode 200 The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update and the End of Personal Privacy in the US for the Week Ending July 23rd., 20247/23/2024 0 Comments Episode 200- Click the pic to hear the podcast -This week we start with the end. The end of personal privacy in the US. Join us to discover how everyone from Larry Ellison to your letter carrier has compromised you.We have the culprit named in Last week’s Microsoft / Crowdstrike outage. It’s certainly neither of those companies, but can you

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Flying to Venus with Missy Elliot and the IT Privacy...

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2024/07/17

Episode 199 From the millions here on Earth to the second planet from the Sun we keep you up to date with all the latest and most important escapades in IT Privacy and Security.We start with the good news that although AT&T may not be selling your phone location data (if you opted out) they have still been sharing it. We tell you what and when.CNN provides some investigative reporting that turns up the fact that the irrational worry you have about the use of hidden cameras in Airbnb and

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