Weekly News Roundup Podcast

Flock cameras were hacked to show they are snapping photos of people, too. Also, we talk more about how AI can destroy us. We look at these and other stories related to privacy, security, business, and tech. #flock #ai #raspberrypi All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/tracking-flocks-of-people Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop...

AI is getting more dangerous as companies strive to reign it back in. But is it too late? We look at this and other articles related to privacy, security, and business tech news. #weeklynewsroundup #aithreat #googlelinks All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-three-laws-for-ai Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinu...

Smart TVs are watching more than we thought, and more needs to be said about Graphene and Motorola. We look at these are other stories related to privacy, security, and business. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #smarttv #grapheneos All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/they-are-all-listening Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux...

The Flock and other ALPR camera backlash is reaching a fevered pitch where two states have taken action about the cameras. Also, KYC laws are empowering criminals to use stolen data to exploit loopholes. We look at these and other stories in privacy, security, and technology. #weeklynewsroundup #flock #kyc All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/backlash-complete-alpr-banned-from-states Sup...

The government keeps approving crazy technology that may harm the people and the planet, and a research report shows EdTech companies sharing data they are not allowed. We look at these and other stories about privacy, security, and business. #weeklynewsroundup #environmentalism #edtech All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/they-want-to-destroy-the-human-race Support Switched to Linux! 👥...

Today we see the fight against scammers and malware rage on while one important shield is getting weaker. We also look at privacy, security, and business links. #ublock #scams #framework All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/protecting-yourself-from-scammers Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com 🛒 Amazon: http:...

Police in Kentucky are hiding the location of flock cameras while other departments are abandoning the tech all together. We also look at the proliferation of scams and other articles related to privacy, security, and business news. #weeklynewsroundup #flock #mythos All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-division-over-flock Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux....

This week in the Weekly News Roundup we look at the backlash against flock cameras. Also, the EU Parliament passes Chat Control by default. We also look at other articles in privacy, technology, and business. #flock #chatcontrol #weeklynewsroundup Image Credit: https://www.craiyon.com All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-flocked-up-backlash Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https...

Modern vehicles are collecting data and interfering with law enforcement. It seems that laws are passing to make cars worse, but failing to protect citizens from surveillance. #cars #surveillance #selfdriving Full Stream: https://rumble.com/v7chqwm-all-modern-vehicles-suck-weekly-news-roundup.html All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/all-modern-vehicles-suck Support Switched to Linux! 👥...

Tech CEOs are making the argument that people behave better when under surveillance, arguing we need surveillance to make better citizens, and government employees have the White House app automatically and permanently installed to their government issued phones. We also look at several articles on privacy, security, and business. #surveillance #whitehouse #dirtyfrag All Articles: https://switched...

Google releases more details on the upcoming rollout of the developer verification and more password manager data leaks from third parties. We also look at news related to privacy, security, and business. #android #idverification #electricity All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-end-of-android-is-nigh Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch:...

Illinois proposes a bill to hold AI companies harmless on large events. Also, an Ed-Tech company is sued for allegedly monetizing student data. We also look at several quick headlines in privacy and technology. #AI #edtech #costofliving All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/ai-harmless-for-mass-casualty Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: htt...

Meta attempted to add facial recognition into glasses and they are not dealing with fraud on their servers to make more money. We also look at how AI is making it hard to know what’s real and what’s fake. #weeklynewsroundup #meta #ai All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/is-meta-evil Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedto...

People are getting fed up with AI and in some cases, research shows it is now more expensive to run your business with AI than it is people since it is more error prone. We also look at articles relating to privacy, security, and business in technology. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #ai #ring All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/ai-is-losing-favor Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switc...

California’s Age Attestation law adds a carve out for Linux and other open source operating systems. Does this carve out even matter if protecting kids is the real issue? We also look at cases of AI not being helpful. #Weeklynewsroundup #ageverification #ai All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/california-linux-carve-out Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals...

Google is ending search as we know it this summer as Eric Schmidt’s dream of Google telling us the answer to our question goes live. Will this help us or hurt us? We also look at the trump phone controversy and other articles related to technology, security, and privacy. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #google #trumpphone All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/internet-searching-dies-this-summer Suppor...

Google silently makes changes to the reCaptcha system that will force some users to have an approved smartphone certified by them. They are slowly starting to control the whole Internet. We also look at articles related to security, technology, and privacy. #weeklynewsroundup #recaptcha #iot All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/recaptcha-goes-totalitarian Support Switched to Linux! 👥 lo...

Technology has failed our students, and today we look at educational and privacy failures of ed tech. We also look at news related to privacy, security, and technology. #weeklynewsroundup #edtech #education All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/get-technology-out-of-school Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com...

The Supreme Court hears case on Geofence warrants while congress introduces the Surveillance Accountability Act. We also look at why we need parental digital neglect laws. #WeeklyNewsRoundup #geofence #smartphones All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/this-bill-is-so-good-it-will-never-pass Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.swi...

Mythos is a dangerous model which Anthropic will not release…but it has been breached by third party tools. #mythos #anthropic #cybersecurity Full Stream: https://rumble.com/v78wihm-the-myth-of-mythos-weekly-news-roundup.html All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-myth-of-mythos Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtoli...

Should we setup our kids digital lives or let them do it at the right time? We also look at security and privacy news in technology. #proton #digitalfuture #weeklynewsroundup All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/preparing-our-childrens-digital-future Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com 🛒 Amazon: http://tlm.l...

The FBI warns us about using foreign apps to protect our personal data even though American companies are bigger offenders, and Apple and Samsung dive into RCS, meaning most text messages now go through Google servers. #apps #rcs #weeklynewsroundup All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-danger-is-in-the-house Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 M...

Today we look at the overuse of AI and ask if a chatbot would be make a better boss than a human, but the therapists asked that about an AI girlfriend. We look at these and the news related to privacy and security. #AI #weeklynewsroundup #privacy All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/your-boss-is-an-ai-chatbot Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Mer...

The government is still buying location and other advertising data from big tech companies mostly populated by the apps we use. We also look at Walmart’s new patent for digital price changes. #bigdata #weeklynewsroundup #surgepricing All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/government-data-buys Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.sw...

Governments are now pushing ads for wearable health tech while the robots have arrived for battle. We look at these and several other news stories for the week. #wearables #robots #ai All Articles: https://switchedtolinux.com/news/the-techno-medical-complex Support Switched to Linux! 👥 locals: https://switchedtolinux.locals.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.switchedtolinux.com 🛒 Amazon: http://tlm.li/a...