Sidewalks and AirTags

24/05/2021 54 min Temporada 2 Episodio 22
Sidewalks and AirTags

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The news of the week includes discussion about some changes to Amazon's home devices including Echo and Ring with the activation of their Sidewalk Network on all those devices by default and the potential for both ubiquitous connectivity for IoT devices, and the possibiity of abuse of the data that is seen . Brian, Erik and Dan also talk about the impact that the launch of the new Apple Application Tracking Transparency (ATT) program which asks users if they want to be tracked (spoiler alert: they very much do not). This will impact ads and apps that depends on ads pretty heartily, and we debate the pros and cons. Enter the data lakes (troves of data just waiting to be mined by companies to find "interesting things" (or targets for attackers). We really appreciate your feedback, both through subscribing and rating on your favourite podcast application, and by email to us at [email protected] for listening!Support The Great Security DebateLinks:Home | Sidewalk LabsAmazon.com Help: Enable or Disable Amazon Sidewalk for Your AccountAmazon's Sidewalk Network Is Turned On by Default. Here's How to Turn It Off | Inc.comAmazon partners with Tile to take on Apple AirTagsAmazon.com: Amazon Sidewalk: Amazon Devices & AccessoriesTile says Apple's behavior is anticompetitive and has 'gotten worse, not better' | ReutersThe Great Security Debate Episode 1: Privacy Drone