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Unsupervised Learning: No. 182

Unsupervised Learning: No. 182

FromUnsupervised Learning


Unsupervised Learning: No. 182

FromUnsupervised Learning

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The US is supposedly ramping up attacks against Russian power grid through the use of new cyberattack powers granted by Trump. I am happy to hear of this, but it's an example of where we as outsiders can only know a tiny fragment of the story. But any signs that this administration sees Russia as a foe, and are treating it as such, are positive in my view. MoreAdobe is entering the deepfakes arena by showing off research tools designed to detect manipulated photos. MoreTarget stores have been hit by major outages. MoreMany places are using very granular bluetooth beacon tracking to watch you move throughout their businesses, including airports, malls, subways, buses, gyms, hotels, festivals, museums, etc. MoreThe US is going after ethnic Chinese researchers in the medical field, and specifically at cancer centers. I'm all for becoming more aggressive towards the Chinese government pilfering the world's intellectual property, but, um, cancer research is one thing that I think it's ok to spread widely. It's not like they're stealing the only copy of the research; they're just sharing it. Maybe I'm missing something, but if that something is just about who makes the profit, then I'm calling Meh. MoreFirewalling outbound DNS could save companies billions. Yes! I've been on about this for years. MoreSupport the show: https://danielmiessler.com/support/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
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Thinking about the intersection of security, technology, and society—and what might be coming next. Every Monday morning you get a curated 15-30 minute summary of the week's most important stories and why they matter. Plus regular essays and interviews that explore a single topic.