Friday night topic: online trust and the death of privacy
All of the recent revelations about things like infected hard drive firmware and the still-unfolding Lenovo Superfish debacle
have made the tech news particularly depressing of late. I have to
admit, I've never really been a security buff who follows every twist
and turn in that particular area of technology. Keeping up with it has
been a chore, not a joy. Lately, though, one gets the creeping feeling
that some of the most strident and paranoid folks from that community
have essentially been more right than anyone realized.The problem with governments spying on citizens is one thing, but I find the involvement of technology companies in this mix, ...
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Help us test TR's new features, if you dare
We have been working diligently in the background on a bundle of improvements to the website and to our user subscription service. Those improvements are now ready for beta testing. With your help, we're hoping to roll them out on the main site soon.
If you'd like to see what we've been doing and how you can help, go check out this forum thread posted by Bruno, ...
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The TR Podcast 170.5: The Heimlich maneuver
Last night's stream with Paul Heimlich was lots of fun. Thanks again to everybody who joined us live and participated via the chat.
We talked about a bunch of things, including Lenovo's Superfish debacle, the future of Internet service, and our growing trust issues with tech companies. We also ...
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