Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Dec 22nd 2015

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The stunning Juniper router backdoor, Oracle gets smacked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, what happens if you simply press backspace 28 times at a Linux password prompt?  WhatsApp briefly banned in Brazil, Hillary's call for a Manhattan-style effort on encryption, a recent audit provides an updated snapshot of the state of web privacy, Microsoft increases the GWX controversy and Steve answers your questions!

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