Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 32

On this week’s podcast, Jeff and David discuss Facebook fallout, Amazon’s “voice-sniffing” patent, and a paid version of Google.

In this week’s episode, Dave and I talk about how the Facebook fallout has led some to raise the idea of paid versions of Facebook and Google. Not everybody thinks that would work. Also on this week’s episode, ransomware that asks you to pay by playing PUBG (Player Unknown’s BattleGrounds) and why 99% of cybercrime goes unpunished in the UK.
Below are the links to the stories we discuss:

PUBG ransomware
Google and Facebook must be paid for
Amazon’s voice-sniffing patent
99% of cybercrime escape justice in UK

Tips

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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