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Episode Synopsis
We've called out Facebook many times recently for their security issues, and now it's time to look at a couple of problems with Google. We also discuss the Huawei situation, and how it may affect Apple, and more.
Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634842/google-passwords-plain-text-g-suite-fourteen-years)
Google has been tracking nearly everything you buy online—see for yourself with this tool (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18629789/google-purchase-history-gmail-email-receipts)
G Suite (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Suite)
G Suite security and trust (https://gsuite.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/security/?secure-by-design_activeEl=data-centers)
Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/19/18631558/google-huawei-android-suspension)
Apple’s China Business Faces Another Blow From Trump’s Huawei Ban (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/apple-s-china-business-faces-another-blow-from-trump-huawei-ban)
In Price and Value, Chinese Phone Makers Outpace Apple in Much of the World (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/technology/china-smartphones-iphone.html)
Bloomberg **** the Bed Again on Cybersecurity (https://daringfireball.net/2019/05/bloomberg_shits_the_bed_again_on_cybersecurity)
ROT13 (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13)
Apple is trying to make web ads truly private (https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/22/apple-privacy-protecting-web-ads/)
Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution For the Web (https://webkit.org/blog/8943/privacy-preserving-ad-click-attribution-for-the-web/)
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Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/21/18634842/google-passwords-plain-text-g-suite-fourteen-years)
Google has been tracking nearly everything you buy online—see for yourself with this tool (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18629789/google-purchase-history-gmail-email-receipts)
G Suite (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Suite)
G Suite security and trust (https://gsuite.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/security/?secure-by-design_activeEl=data-centers)
Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version (https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/19/18631558/google-huawei-android-suspension)
Apple’s China Business Faces Another Blow From Trump’s Huawei Ban (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-22/apple-s-china-business-faces-another-blow-from-trump-huawei-ban)
In Price and Value, Chinese Phone Makers Outpace Apple in Much of the World (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/technology/china-smartphones-iphone.html)
Bloomberg **** the Bed Again on Cybersecurity (https://daringfireball.net/2019/05/bloomberg_shits_the_bed_again_on_cybersecurity)
ROT13 (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13)
Apple is trying to make web ads truly private (https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/22/apple-privacy-protecting-web-ads/)
Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution For the Web (https://webkit.org/blog/8943/privacy-preserving-ad-click-attribution-for-the-web/)
Get 50% off Mac Premium Bundle X9, fully compatible with macOS Mojave, with the code PODCAST19. Download Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 now at intego.com.
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