On this episode of Grumpy Old Bens we discuss the privacy problem introduced by Amazon Alexa Skills, racist oximeters, Facebook paying out to Illinois residents, Gab was hacked, space tourism, and much more!
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NOTES / LINKS:
27 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago this weekend
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/27/22304417/chicago-weekend-shootings-feb-26-march-1-gun-violence-homicide-crime
87 Shot & Killed, 347 Shot & Wounded
https://heyjackass.com/
Calls Blacklist – Call Blocker by Vlad Lee
http://vlmob.com/applications/calls-blacklist
Calls Blacklist – Call Blocker Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vladlee.easyblacklist
Social network Gab was hacked, report says
https://www.cnet.com/news/social-network-gab-was-hacked-report-says/
Judge Approves Facebook’s $650M Settlement over Intrusive Facial Recognition
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/01/judge-approves-facebooks-650m-settlement-over-intrusive-facial-recognition/
Orbital Assembly Corp. hits $1M fundraising goal, aims to have luxury space hotel open in 2027
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/orbital-assembly-corp-luxury-space-hotel-2027
ByteDance reaches $92 million settlement with U.S. TikTok users over data privacy concerns
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/bytedance-agrees-to-92-million-privacy-settlement-with-u-s-tiktok-users
FDA warning on pulse oximeter devices
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/pulse-oximeter-accuracy-and-limitations-fda-safety-communication
Alexa skills are a privacy nightmare
https://www.alexa-skill-analysis.org/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-would-you-ever-trust-amazons-alexa-after-this/
Boston schools are woke
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/b/ar-BB1e3qiV
https://www.rt.com/usa/516733-boston-schools-racial-equity/
Facebook meddling in Turkey’s politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/sheryl-sandberg-and-top-facebook-execs-silenced-an-enemy-of-turkey-to-prevent-a-hit-to-their-business
Fake contacts app
https://github.com/BillDietrich/fake_contacts
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The Gab hack was politically motivated, as was the leaking to “researchers and journalists due to privacy concerns.”