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Civilian podcast producer Alia Tavakolian has always felt like a dumb tech consumer.
Veteran tech-journalist Bob Sullivan has spent his life showing people they’re not dumb tech consumers – they’re being hacked.
Each week, Bob and Alia join forces to answer your questions and untangle your sanity from this dark, scary world wide web.
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Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%How are you? Alia calls Bob to find out and share something good.
Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%We know privacy means life or death to some people. We know that corporations and congress have sat back and done next to nothing to address privacy. So, what can be done now that we’re here?
Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%People have been worrying about privacy for decades, even before the Internet. So...where did we go wrong?
Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%Privacy isn’t a luxury. For some a threat to privacy can be a matter of life or death.
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Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%What are the implications of going cashless? Is this a good thing or a bad thing, or a little bit of both? Bob and Alia talk to Gartner research analyst Avivah Litan to find some answers.
Curious to learn more about a cashless future? Go to https://bobsullivan.net/topics/sobob/ for more info.
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Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%Do VPNs protect our security and privacy like they all claim? What are they anyway? Bob answers this question in our final minisode of the season! Thanks to David in Quebec for asking today's question.
Curious to learn more about VPNs? Visit https://bobsullivan.net/topics/sobob/ for more info.
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Is the renaissance of tabletop games in part thanks to tech? Can Dungeons and Dragons actually teach me how to be a better human? Join Alia as she joins a band of thieves in her very first D&D campaign.
This week’s guests are journalist and author Mary Pilon and Dungeon Master Victoria Rogers of The Broadswords.
Dying to know more about today's ep? Head to https://bobsullivan.net/sobob/
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Texas Tax rate at 80% of 8.25%Should I go all-in on one tech company, knowing that it has all of my data? Or is it more wise to diversify the companies I give my information to? Bob tackles this confusing question on today's minisode. Thanks to Tyler in Shawnee, Kansas for sending in today's question.
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