Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDark Patterns (Part 2)
So, what can we do about these dark patterns? Are there technical solutions to this problem? Or will this require regulations? Or perhaps we just nee…
5 years, 1 month ago
Dark Patterns (Part 1)
Are you tired of being pestered to allow notifications or access to your location? Do you wonder why you have to give your credit card number in orde…
5 years, 2 months ago
Zoom: Now with Actual Privacy
Zoom went from an obscure teleconferencing company to a household word when the pandemic hit. Zoom wasn’t the best videoconferencing app by any means…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Ebb & Flow of the Internet
For better or for worse, the internet today is funded by advertising. While ads can be annoying, the real issue isn’t having to watch ads – it’s when…
5 years, 2 months ago
Big Proctor is Watching You (part 2)
In the second half of my interview with the EFF’s Lindsay Oliver and Jason Kelley, we talk about how these draconian surveillance systems put several…
5 years, 2 months ago
Big Proctor is Watching You (part 1)
In this time of COVID19, we’ve all had to learn to work and learn from home. But how do our bosses know we’re not screwing around instead of working?…
5 years, 3 months ago
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month! The theme this year is: if you connect it, protect it! And given how popular IoT devices are these…
5 years, 3 months ago
Apple’s Epic Battle Royale (Part 2)
What do Apple, Tyson Foods and Worldwide Wrestling (WWE) all have in common? And what is “chickenization”? In part 2 of my interview with Cory Doctor…
5 years, 3 months ago
Apple’s Epic Battle Royale (Part 1)
Apple and Epic Games are locked in an epic legal (and PR) battle that may determine the future of the App Store, the Google Play Store, and several o…
5 years, 3 months ago
Take Out the (Windows) Trash
If you’re a Windows PC user, you know the term “bloatware”, or maybe “crapware”. Every consumer PC comes chock full of it. Free trials of games, clou…
5 years, 3 months ago