Smart TVs, Security and the FBI

Dec 7, 2019 | Anti-Virus, Attack Vectors, Consumer, Family, FBI, Government, Hacking, Identity Theft, Internet, Monitoring, Radio Show, Radio_Show, safety, Security, Surveillance, Technology, TV

Smart TVs, Security and the FBI   Did you go out on Black Friday and pick up a new television for the family?  Chance are it was a “Smart TV.” Many TV manufacturers have jumped on the internet connected bandwagon to produce more convenience by including one-stop...

Cyber Cold War Right on Our Door Step

Nov 1, 2019 | Business, China, Cyber breaches, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Dark Web, Government, Hackers, Hacking, Hacking, industrial espionage, Insider Threat, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Nationstates, News, North Korea, Organized Crime, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulation, Russia, safety, Security, spying, Surveillance, Technology

Cyber Cold War Right on Our Door Step   Nation-State sponsored cybercrime is on the upswing. China, as an example, has an entire cyber army that it dispatches to US university programs and US businesses as well as to third party providers world-wide who offer...

International News Hits the Dark Web

Nov 1, 2019 | BBC, Big Tech, Business, Censorship, Government, Internet, Networking, News, Politics, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, safety, spying, Surveillance, Technology, Tracking

International News Hits the Dark Web   Privacy is paramount, and it is one reason that the US government designed and implemented the TOR project. Now there is another reason, and that is preventing censorship of thought. That is the main reason that major...

When Businesses Are Required to Capitulate to Chinese Society

Nov 1, 2019 | Big Tech, Business, China, Code-Breaking, Cyberbullying, Government, industrial espionage, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Nationstates, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Regulation, spying, Surveillance, Technology, Tracking

When Businesses Are Required to Capitulate to Chinese Society   China is forcing companies to deliver content that is not culturally acceptable to Chinese society. Many companies and organizations are capitulating with these requirements to do business in China....

Privacy and China — Not So Much

Nov 1, 2019 | anonymity, Banking, Banking, Business, Cashless, China, Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency, Financial, Government, Hacking, Monitoring, Online, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, spying, Surveillance, Technology, Tracking

Privacy and China — Not So Much China is planning on developing its digital currency due to the rising costs of currency circulation and lack of control. China, a communist society, wants to control everything about its citizens. That goes on to include how,...

Is someone eavesdropping on your Smart Speaker?

Oct 26, 2019 | Alexa, Amazon, anonymity, Apple, Audio, Best Practices, Big Tech, bluetooth, Consumer, gadgets, Google, Hacking, IoT, Monitoring, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Siri, Smart Assistants, Smart Speakers, spying, Surveillance, Technology

Is someone eavesdropping on your Smart Speaker? Are your smart speakers listening to everything — all the time.  Somewhat. But It turns out that some third-party apps or those don’t natively belong to Google or Amazon may be piggybacking in and eavesdropping. ...