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Episode 242: Selling Spyware

Author
Noah J. Chelliah
Published
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Episode Link
https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/242

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE!

-- During The Show --

00:30 What Noah uses - Jon

Software


  • Distro - Kubuntu/Fedora

  • DE - KDE Plasma

  • Terminator/Konsole

  • Thunderbird

  • Fastmail (Work)

  • Proton Mail (Personal)

  • VLC/MPV

  • MakeMKV/Brasero

  • QMMP MP3 Player

  • KeepassXC (Personal)

  • Bitwarden (Public)

  • Virtual Box/KVM Libvirt

  • Audacity

  • Zoom/Jitsi

  • Sublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate

  • Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design)

  • Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one)

  • Okular

  • Install Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap

Phone


  • Work - Galaxy S10/iPhone

  • Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOS

  • Personal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOS

  • GPD Pocket on order

  • Play Device - Pinephone

In the Backpack


  • Dual Type-C charger RavPower

  • Apple Type-C charger

  • 2TB External Drive

  • Small tool kit


    • Screw drivers

    • wirecutters

    • Flash drives


  • Portable Battery Pack

  • Netgear Nighthawk Mobile Broadband

  • Noise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4

  • Emergency Kit


    • Backup Phone (S7)

    • Backup Wallet


Minimal Viable Battle Station

21:15 Decentralized Tech - Jay

22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - Octavio


  • MAC Tables


    • Built by "MAC Learning"

    • Snooped

    • Used by switches to prevent HUB behavior

    • Used for switching


  • ARP tables


    • Built with ARP protocal

    • Used for routing


26:45 Pick of the Week

Tauon Music Box


  • Drag n Drop file importing

  • CUE sheet support

  • MOD tracker

  • Network Playback

  • Flathub

27:55 Make Good

SonoBus


  • High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet

  • AAC-LD/AAC-HE

  • New commercial boxes use OPUS codec

31:30 Gadget of the Week


  • Omega Charger

  • World's Smallest 100W & 200W USB-C Charger

  • World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) charger

  • Quick charge 4 devices simultaneously

  • Estimated Shipping July 2021

34:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings

38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones Pegasus


  • Pegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group

  • Access to


    • Photos

    • Emails

    • Records Calls

    • Secretly Activate Microphones/Cameras

    • WhatsApp Chat

    • GPS Data

    • Calendar

    • Contacts


  • Over 50,000 numbers suspected targets

  • New "zero-click" attacks

  • Tech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up

  • Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelled


  • Guardian


  • Jul 18th Guardian Article


  • Amnesty Article


49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released

52:55 Steam Deck


  • Steam Handheld

  • 4 core, 8 threads AMD APU

  • 64GB, 256GB, 512GB

  • $399-$649

  • Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode)

  • Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch

  • Tech Radar

  • IGN

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