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076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day
076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day

Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers' full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest de…

8 years, 2 months ago

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075: Quitting Facebook
075: Quitting Facebook

Should you quit Facebook? How do you delete your Facebook account? What do you need to consider before leaving Facebook for good? And what's the easi…

8 years, 2 months ago

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074: Smashing Security isn't bullsh*t
074: Smashing Security isn't bullsh*t

Crime forums on Facebook, fraudsters pose as anti-fraud hotlines, and how big advertising companies are in bed with the rampant data collection of in…

8 years, 3 months ago

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073: Rick Astley: Never gonna hack you up...
073: Rick Astley: Never gonna hack you up...

Episode 73

Politician admits to hacking a rival's website, T-Mobile Austria ends up in a Twitter security storm, and siren systems are hit by a Rick Astley atta…

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072: Why are firms so cr*p with our private data?
072: Why are firms so cr*p with our private data?

Grindr, MyFitnessPal, and Panera Bread. They've all had data breach scares of varying degrees this week. Some handled the security breaches well, som…

8 years, 3 months ago

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071: Pony-tailed pundit ponders privacy problems - with Mikko Hyppönen
071: Pony-tailed pundit ponders privacy problems - with Mikko Hyppönen

Endangering your friends online, the fibs told by VPN vendors, developments from the world of cryptomining, and Carole shares an animated GIF with Mi…

8 years, 3 months ago

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070: Facebook and Cambridge Diabolica
070: Facebook and Cambridge Diabolica

It’s not fair to describe what happened at Facebook and Cambridge Analytica as a data breach - it’s much worse than that. An autonomous Uber vehicle…

8 years, 4 months ago

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069: Cryptomining, China, and Bob Ross
069: Cryptomining, China, and Bob Ross

How come Apple's Mac App Store authorised a buggy app that mined for cryptocurrency in the background? How can a Mosquito attack steal data from an a…

8 years, 4 months ago

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068: Malware from outer space!
068: Malware from outer space!

If aliens did contact us would it be safe to open the email? Why would MoviePass track film lovers after they leave the cinema? Would you know how t…

8 years, 4 months ago

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067: Cyber stalking and gun control
067: Cyber stalking and gun control

Incognito mode on your browser not as private as you think, consumer spyware companies get hacked, Graham is accused of "multitasking" in his hotel r…

8 years, 4 months ago

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