Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 34

On this episode of the podcast, Jeff and David discuss personal data being sold on Facebook, cops trying to unlock an iPhone with a dead man’s finger, bad passwords, and more.

Welcome to the 34th edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast. In this episode, Dave and I discuss Amazon’s delivery service to your trunk, reasons for dragon being a popular password, cops trying to unlock an iPhone in a funeral home, and more. For more details on the stories we discuss, please see the links below:

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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.