Episode 90: Storefronts, Awnings, or Shutters? ... reCAPTCHA Problems

01/07/2019 43 min
Episode 90: Storefronts, Awnings, or Shutters? ... reCAPTCHA Problems

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Episode Synopsis

In this Episode:


A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy
Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number (4:30)
Curiosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars (
Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (7:17)
Airbnb’s New Luxe Tier Includes a $1 Million Polynesian Island (9:00)
US power output from renewables exceeds coal for the first time in history (11:32)
‘Reset’ Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners
Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side ()
Google tracks your every move, but a new tool is rolling out that lets you force it to delete where you’ve been
Google Maps can warn you if your ride goes off-route
Goodbye, Chrome: Google’s web browser has become spy software
Is Firefox better than Chrome? It comes down to privacy.
Mozilla launches GeckoView-powered Firefox Preview for Android, pauses Focus development (29:12)
Amazon partners with retailers for new Counter package pickup service, starting with Rite-Aid


Weird and Wacky:


Nearly 100 drivers followed a Google Maps detour -- and ended up stuck in an empty field
Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer


Tech Recs (39:05):
Adam - http://versusutil.com/
Sanjay - RedShift

Ad music is from "Partly Cloudy" by A Tape Full of Mistakes
Weird & Wacky theme music is from "Brainwavves" by Strong Suit
Monkeytacos1Links:A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracyDutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number - The New York TimesCuriosity Rover Detects Abnormally High Methane Levels on Mars - ExtremeTechHackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data | WeLiveSecurityAirbnb Luxe Now Renting Luxury Villas, Private Islands, Mansions - BloombergUS power output from renewables exceeds coal for first time in history - The Verge'Reset' Nest Cams Could Still Send Video to Previous Owners - ExtremeTechHow Google's new tool lets you auto-delete your location history

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