Episode Details

The MacVoices Live! panel debates OpenAI's Sora—deepfakes, IP use, and "opt-out" controls that still require adding your likeness. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Jim Rea swap privacy tips, share scam/robocall concerns, and discuss Instagram shifting to Reels and what that means for attention and demographics. Finally, they sort out Hulu's fold-in to Disney bundles, acknowledge the end of TiVo DVRs, and note coming OTA/ATSC 3.0 complications.

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Chapters:

[0:00] Sora, deepfakes, and IP controversy [1:33] "Six in ten hide something online" study [3:16] Opt-out paradox: adding your likeness to block it [3:46] Face-obscuring tactics and CV Dazzle [5:15] Scams, telemarketing, and privacy hygiene [7:49] Instagram considers Reels as default [10:43] Algorithms, attention, and leaving Instagram [12:38] Hulu folds into Disney; subscription confusion [16:13] TiVo ends DVR sales; streaming vs. cable redux [20:20] OTA antennas, ATSC 3.0, and encryption worries [24:49] CV Dazzle origin and effectiveness [26:02] Panel wrap and plugs

Links:

How to Limit Who Can Make Deepfakes of You on Sora https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-stop-deepfakes-on-sora

Survey: 6-in-10 Americans Have Something Online They Don't Want Others to Find https://appleworld.today/2025/10/survey-6-in-10-americans-have-something-online-they-dont-want-others-to-find/

CV DAZZLE https://adam.harvey.studio/cvdazzle

Instagram 'exploring' making Reels the app's new default view https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/instagram-exploring-making-reels-the-apps-new-default-view/

Standalone Hulu is dead, long live 'Hulu on Disney+' https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/04/standalone-hulu-is-dead-long-live-hulu-on-disney

TiVo Stops Selling DVRs Marking The End Of An Era https://cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-stops-selling-dvrs-marking-the-end-of-an-era/

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, but prefers Bluesky.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as

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