Episode Details

Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include security vulnerabilities on MacOS and iOS, ransomware, counterfeit products and outright fraud on Amazon, and online harassment and “free speech”.

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Links:

• Glenn Fleishman, writing for Macworld on recent image processing bugs in MacOS and iOS.
• Motherboard: “How Sony, Microsoft, and Other Gadget Makers Violate Federal Warranty Law”.
• New Ransomware Takes Your Money, Deletes Files Anyway.
• John Norstad, developer of the fantastic early-1990s Mac anti-virus utility Disinfectant.
• F-Secure tests the customer service of ransomware pirates.
• isbn.nu: Glenn’s long-standing book search and price comparison site.
• Glenn’s two new books on Slack: Take Control of Slack Basics and Take Control of Slack Admin.
• Randi Harper’s Good Game Auto Blocker utility for Twitter.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.