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Episode 154: Cryptoware Targets Linux Nov 20, 2019

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Cryptoware is up 70% this year. This new cryptoware is particularly terrifying because it targets our Linux servers. Plus, a new browser that promises to protect privacy while still giving a way to pay web publishers.

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Episode 153: Unifi Phones Home with Telemetry Nov 12, 2019

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Unifi introduced new firmware that sends data from your network back to them. Networking and security questions, plus CubicalNate from DLNXtend joins us to discuss Microsoft and it's value to the Linux / FOSS community.

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Episode 152: Too Much Choice Nov 05, 2019

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Microsoft has announced the release of Edge for Linux! Great news or is there a deeper discussion about too much choice? The Pinebook Pro is taking orders RIGHT NOW and a new version of Fedora is out!

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Episode 151: Permanent Record Part 2: What You Can Do Oct 22, 2019

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Data collection and mass surveillance is all over the news and media. We dive into the specific tools and techniques you can use to stay safe from prying eyes and reclaim your privacy!

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Human skin cell phone case can be tickled, caressed | WFLA — The project is a team effort by researchers from France and England. It uses silicone to mimic the feel of skin and sensors to ‘feel’ your touch. The case can detect and differentiate tickling, pinching, and caressing. The skin can even send signals to the phone, which can then respond with emojis.
Inception Metasploit integration - Breaknenter — I’ve also added one, major functionality: The ability to implant Metasploit payloads directly into the target memory in a stable fashion. This means that you now can use Inception to implant any payload available in the Metasploit framework into the memory and have it execute there with SYSTEM privileges. No interaction required on the target machine. Plug in a FireWire cable, run Inception, and pwn.
grsecurity — Grsecurity® is an extensive security enhancement to the Linux kernel that defends against a wide range of security threats through intelligent access control, memory corruption-based exploit prevention, and a host of other system hardening that generally require no configuration.
Donate Now | GNOME Patent Troll Defense Fund by GNOME Foundation — Patent Troll Defense Fund
GNOME files defense against patent troll – GNOME — A month ago, GNOME was hit by a patent troll for developing the Shotwell image management application. It’s the first time a free software project has been targeted in this way, but we worry it won’t be the last. Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC offered to let us settle for a high five figure amount, for which they would drop the case and give us a licence to carry on developing Shotwell. This would have been simple to do so; it would have caused less work, cost less money, and provided the Foundation a lot less stress. But it also would be wrong. Agreeing to this would leave this patent live, and allow this to be used as a weapon against countless others. We will stand firm against this baseless attack, not just for GNOME and Shotwell, but for all free and open source software projects.

Episode 150: Permanent Record Oct 15, 2019

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Edward Snowden's new book is out and he makes a case for what you should be doing to protect your privacy. This is a packed episode with input from callers, clips from the book, and as always - your questions!

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Episode 149: Facebook's Encryption Problem Oct 08, 2019

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In an open letter, government officials from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have asked Facebook to delay further deployment of encryption without “including a means for lawful access to the content of communications to protect our citizens.” Essentially, backdoors.

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Episode 148: CentOS Stream Oct 02, 2019

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CentOS stream is Red Hat's answer to rolling distros. That leaves Debian and Ubuntu out in the cold! We discuss the pros and cons!

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Episode 147: Network Choices Sep 24, 2019

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Building your small or medium network requires careful thought. We chat with callers that all have different circumstances and requirements but the same end goal. Richard Stallman has stepped down as the President of the FSF, and we kick off a discussion about what to look for in a ham radio handheld.

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My Talk at Microsoft
CentOS 8 is Out! — With Scientific Linux having been phased out moving forward, CentOS is the main community-based distribution (albeit backed by Red Hat) providing a cost-free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I
Stallman's final interview as FSF president: Last week we quizzed him over Microsoft visit. Now he quits top roles amid rape remarks outcry • The Register
ReactOS 0.4.12 released | ReactOS Project
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Episode 146: Huawei Ships Linux Sep 17, 2019

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Huawei’s struggles with the US government has resulted in them shipping certain models of the Matebook pre-loaded with Deepin Linux. Firefox has a VPN like add-on, and Pine releases a $25 smartwatch!

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Bad news for Microsoft as Huawei starts shipping Matebooks with Linux - MSPoweruser — Huawei’s struggles with the US government is still far from over, with the company currently only 30 days into a 90-day reprieve from the US Commerce Department’s ban which prevents US companies from trading with the Chinese giant.
Firefox’s Test Pilot Program Returns with Firefox Private Network Beta - The Mozilla Blog
CentOS 8 Release Date: What We Know So Far - ITzGeek
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Episode 145: A Huawei and Protonmail Partnership? Sep 10, 2019

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Bloomberg has reported that Huawei has formed a partnership with Protonmail to bring their app to Huawei phones. What does this mean for data privacy? Does this give the Chinese control over ProtonMail user data?