A collection of Bob Sullivan’s various podcasts.
If you feel a little creeped out by the idea of wearing gadgets that send your pulse rate or oxygen levels or sleep patterns to a big tech company …wait until you hear what Duke University professor Nita Farahany is warning people about in her brand-new book, The Battle for [Keep reading]
Your home is getting “smarter” all the time…full of smart gadgets, anyway…in fact, most people listening probably have trouble keeping Internet-connected devices OUT of their homes. It’s hard to buy a DUMB TV now, for example, one that doesn’t watch you while you are watching it. But most people know [Keep reading]
(NOTE: Before going on, I want to thank all of you for the kindness you’ve expressed after the passing of my trusty journalism sidekick, Rusty I’ve been pretty distracted the past couple of weeks, so thanks for your patience. I’m back in the saddle now. PS: We raised $1,700 for [Keep reading]
North Carolina recently joined a growing list of states – more than 20 now — that have banned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices. Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order after two state legislators threatened to pass a law enacting such a ban. Duke University professor Ken Rogerson, [Keep reading]
“We have said so many times, if we’d only known, if we’d only known, if we’d only known. Then countless lives could have been saved.” — Loren Adair, whose mom was killed by Billy Chemirmir Today, I’m letting you know that the final episode of our four-part series on serial [Keep reading]
“Mother had gone to lunch that week with her friends and she said…I may need to move. These people are dying around me. I didn’t realize it was not a joke.” Dozens of older Americans were murdered — in the end, the victims might really number into the hundreds — [Keep reading]
Dianna Tannery: “I was more… horrified just knowing that… that she didn’t die peacefully in her sleep. That her last few minutes was struggling and trying to breathe. So I think about that every night.” Loren Adair: “My brother and I both started having nightmares. I would have visions of [Keep reading]
Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and .. well, a lot is going on. One really important development that might be overlooked in the noise and chaos since the acquisition is Musk’s new – and now delayed – attempt to change Twitter’s Blue Check system. Verification online is a very, [Keep reading]
“Do your own research” sounds like a harmless — unassailable? — suggestion. It’s more complicated than that, says today’s guest, UNC professor Francesa Tripodi, author of the new book The Propagandists’ Playbook. In this episode of Debugger in 10, Tripodi discusses the IKEA Effect in research, why Googling is more [Keep reading]
Should a company executive face criminal charges after a data breach? That’s one of the questions opened up by the remarkable trial recently of Joe Sullivan, former head of cyber security at Uber, who was recently convicted of essentially hiding a hack from federal investigators. The case has people in [Keep reading]
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