Tech News Today 44

Tech News Today Episode 44

Tech News Today 44: Spot The Fed In This Podcast

Updates from DefCon, Blackberrys get banned, why IE8 doesn't have better privacy, and more.

Hosts

• Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
  • TomMerritt.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com
• Darren Kitchen (@hak5darren)
  • Hak5
• Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)

Topics

• Defcon coverage
  • Hacker shows how he can intercept cell phone calls with $1,500 device from VentureBeat
  • Shiny Old VxWorks Vulnerabilities from Metasploit
  • Software released for attacking Android phones from Reuters

• U.A.E. Puts the Squeeze on BlackBerry from Wall Street Journal

• Tom jailbreaks his iPad

• Microsoft Quashed Effort to Boost Online Privacy from Wall Street Journal
  • Enable InPrivate Filtering by Default for All Internet Explorer 8 Sessions from Winhelp Online

• WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File from Wired Threat Level Blog

• What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity from Nielson Wire

• NC judge says online IDs can remain confidential from Charlotte Observer

Lightning Round

• IE gains market share at the expense of Firefox, Chrome from ArsTechnica
• Apple's antenna videos disappear from site from CNET
• AT&T, Verizon to Target Visa, MasterCard With Smartphones from Bloomberg
• Windows 7 passes Vista in usage from CNET
• Android Sales Overtake iPhone in the U.S. from GigaOM

On The Calendar

• Microsoft releases patch for shortcut vulnerability
• Microsoft announces Office for Mac coming in October
• Europe to get Windows Phone 7 in October

Feedback

• Videomail from Vic about the weaknesses of encryption
• Email from TheMoke about Sid Meier Civ 5 day on September 21
• Email from Kaleed about Click&Clean for Chrome

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Production Information

• Edited by: Erik
• Notes:

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