Wed. 11/20 - Our 500th Episode!

Hackers could take over your Android cameras, the police can do whatever they want with your Ring videos, if your Disney+ account is hacked, is it probably your fault? An amazing breakthrough in solar technology and why fishing by drone has become a thing.

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• Castro
• Rhone.com/ridehome

Links:

• Android Camera App Bug Lets Apps Record Video Without Permission (BleepingComputer)
• Police can keep Ring camera video forever and share with whomever they’d like, Amazon tells senator (Washington Post)
• Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells (Associated Press)
• Hacked Disney+ accounts are reportedly being sold for as little as $3 (CNBC)
• Apple expands in Austin (Apple Newsroom)
• Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough (CNN)
• A new solar heat technology could help solve one of the trickiest climate problems (Vox)
• Tackle Box for the Modern Fisherman: Rod, Reel, Drone (WSJ)

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