Nov 17th 2016
Tech News Today 1644
The Party's Over
iCloud security, AirBnB experiences, Surface Book review
Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how iCloud backups include a user's call history, with no controls to limit them from being backed up. AirBnB is launching Experiences to allow hosts to become experts of their area, and make some money in the process. The Anti-Defamation League published recommendations for how social networks should address the rising problem of harassment. The Raspberry Pi Zero can be used as a dongle that seizes control over a locked and password-protected computer, with free software called PoisonTap. Mozilla launched a new privacy focused browser app for iOS called Firefox Focus. Technology advances are furthering the likelihood that even more jobs will be automated, putting many workers out of work. Is the Surface Book a worthy option for MacBook Pro users who are thinking about jumping ship? Finally, the mannequin challenge is the new Harlem Shake.
- Matt McFarland from CNN discusses how the proliferation and advancement of technology will hinder President-elect Donald Trump's ambitions of bringing jobs back from overseas.
- Michael Fisher, aka MrMobile, talks about his time spent with the Microsoft Surface Book.
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Links
- IPHONES SECRETLY SEND CALL HISTORY TO APPLE, SECURITY FIRM SAYS
- Apple comments on iCloud call history sync: What you need to know!
- AIRBNB’S AMBITIOUS SECOND ACT WILL TAKE IT WAY BEYOND COUCH-SURFING
- The Anti-Defamation League Has New Demands For Twitter And Facebook
- The perils of leaving computers unattended is about to get worse.
- Introducing Firefox Focus – a free, fast and easy to use private browser for iOS
- Trump's populism is only the beginning. Here come the robots.
- Bruce Schneier: 'The internet era of fun and games is over'
- Surface Book Review 2016 [Part 1]
- 11,658 People In This Arena Nailed The Mannequin Challenge
- How Rae Sremmurd’s ‘Black Beatles’ Rode the #MannequinChallenge to No. 1