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Ed Both at ZDNet has an article up called “How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative.” We take a look at Ed’s suggestions and add a few of our own. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Patrick Beja MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, videoContinue reading “Who Tracks the Trackers? You Do! – DTNS 3642”

Scientists at the University of Bristol and Sorbonne University have developed a skin-like input interface for use with phones and computers. Twitch is testing “watch parties”, which would allow streamers to screen Amazon Prime video content to viewers, provided they also have an Amazon Prime subscription. NordVPN says one of its VPN servers at aContinue reading “Tickle Me Cell Phone – DTNS 3641”

We examine the phenomenon that prevents people from picking up new habits and ways of doing things preferring established methods instead even if new behavior would simplify tasks. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Blair Bazdarich, Len Peralta, Roger Chang. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. PleaseContinue reading “Monkey See, Monkey Do Better – DTNS 3640”

Netflix earnings for the quarter are in and things look good. Earnings are up but subscriber base in the US missed targets. CEO Reed Hastings said that new streaming services from Apple and Disney would provide “modest headwinds” and that the bigger threat is linear TV. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin RobertContinue reading “Do We Want To Ban Buttons? – DTNS 3639”

Twitter published a post titled “World Leaders on Twitter: principles & approach” explaining that in “cases involving a world leader, we will err on the side of leaving the content up if there is a clear public interest in doing so.” In it the company laid out its policy towards world leaders using the platform.Continue reading “Preferential Tweetment – DTNS 3638”

Google announces new products and services including Ambient Computing and Pixelbook Go. Plus the company shares updates to the Google Home, Stadia and Pixel 4. Starring Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. AContinue reading “Apple On Safari to China- DTNS 3637”

Data privacy. There’s a lot of misinformation and overreaction when it comes to data privacy but that’s in large part to the fact that there’s a lot of lack of data privacy. People are rightly concerned. In this episode Tom describes very simply and generally what differential privacy is, and what you need to knowContinue reading “What is Differential Privacy? – DTNS Explainer”

Earbuds have become the latest front in the ongoing ecosystem war between large tech giants with Microsoft, Amazon and Google hoping to cut into Apple’s AirPods marketshare. What should consumers expect in the coming years? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Annie Gaus, Len Peralta, Roger Chang. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here MultipleContinue reading “Best Buds – DTNS 3636”

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, pulls Quartz news app from the store and Hong Kong protester role-playing game suspended from Google Play Store. Has big tech bowed to big pressure from China? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Justin Robert Young. MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here MultipleContinue reading “Google Stadia goes Negative – DTNS 3635”

Co-founder and CEO of Legal IO, Pieter Gunst tweeted his experience with a rather sophisticated phishing scam, that ALMOST fooled him. We examine how sophisticated phishing schemes have become. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. Please SUBSCRIBEContinue reading “You are the Weakest D-Link. Goodbye – DTNS 3634”