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Robo dogs, deepfakes and dirty deceptions - with Tim Harford
Episode 206
Author and broadcaster Tim Harford joins us as we discuss the merits of robotic canine security guards, deepfakes, and the curious tale of an art for…
5 years, 8 months ago
Zoom password pinching and Parler problems
Episode 205
Watch out for a whole different type of shoulder-surfing, researchers uncover the CostaRicto hackers-for-hire gang, and we take a peek at who is behi…
5 years, 8 months ago
Green buttons, Olympic attacks, and... an apology
Episode 204
Darknet Diaries host Jack Rhysider joins us to discuss a cybersecurity goof in the wake of the US presidential elections, the US finally fingering th…
5 years, 8 months ago
Testing times, naming names, and the bald truth about AI
Episode 203
Students are being spied on as they do online exams, how did a televised football match reveal the truth about artificial intelligence, and what on e…
5 years, 8 months ago
The Wu-Tang Clan are Among Us
Episode 202
Voting machines are under the microscope, scammers are posing as rap stars, and American politician AOC isn't the only one who's been getting into th…
5 years, 8 months ago
Robin Hood, Flippy, and the web ad bubble
Episode 201
The Darkside ransomware gang thinks it's a modern-day Robin Hood when it donates extorted Bitcoins to charity, the micro-targeted ad industry could p…
5 years, 9 months ago
Two flipping hundred
Episode 200
We're in celebratory mood as we celebrate our 200th episode, but there's still time to discuss Fatima the ballerina who the UK government wants to be…
5 years, 9 months ago
A few tech cock-ups, and one cock lock-up
Episode 199
An internet-connected adult toy could leave its users encaged, the official NHS COVID-19 contact-tracing app alarms users, and would you be happy if …
5 years, 9 months ago
Chucky the coffee maker
Episode 198
Coffee machines catching ransomware, Blacklight shines a torch on website tracking, and a woman is freaked out that a complete stranger can turn off …
5 years, 9 months ago
Greedy bosses, game cheats, and virtual beheadings
Episode 197
Why are Zoom and Twitter making some people disappear? How are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheats getting their just desserts? And the founder o…
5 years, 10 months ago