Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 29

In this podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica debacle, hackers making bomb threats, and more.

In this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I looked to stay on our usual podcast format, covering four or five stories in 20 minutes or less, but we got a bit sidetracked by the latest Facebook news. After the deep dive, we offer some thoughts on hackers sending bomb threats to schools, a lottery hack, and a PSA about Elon Musk imposters on Twitter. Below are links to the stories we discuss:

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How to eavesdrop on a neural network

The Whisper Leak attack allows its perpetrator to guess the topic of your conversation with an AI assistant — without decrypting the traffic. We explore how this is possible, and what you can do to protect your AI chats.

The pros and cons of AI-powered browsers

A race between tech giants is unfolding before our very eyes. Who’ll be the first to transform the browser into an AI assistant app? As you test these new products, be sure to consider their enormous impact on security and privacy.

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