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Episode 229: Extortion Startups | TechSNAP 229

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Aug 27, 2015

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The real fallout from the Ashley Madison hack gets personal. The Android StageFright patch that doesn’t cover all of the holes, and turning a KVM into a spying appliance.

Plus a great batch of questions, our answers, and a rocking round up.

All that and a heck of a lot more on this week’s TechSNAP!

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Aug 27, 2015

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Systems, Network, and Administration Podcast. Every two weeks TechSNAP covers the stories that impact those of us in the tech industry, and all of us that follow it. Every episode we dedicate a portion of the show to answer audience questions, discuss best practices, and solving your problems.

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