DtR Episode 53 - NewsCast for August 12, 2013

Topics Covered

• The trash bin that stalked me (seriously, only in London) - http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/08/no-this-isnt-a-scene-from-minority-report-this-trash-can-is-stalking-you/ and a follow-up as we recorded today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23665490
• No data breach in Indianapolis, after laptop stolen/recovered - http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/state-no-data-breach-after-stolen-laptop-traced-to-indy-home
• DDoS blackmail in Manchester (UK) FAIL - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/two-held-over-attempted-blackmail-5680548
• US national health push ("Obamacare") falling behind on security testing...who's surprised? - http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/18390597/obamacare-months-behind-in-testing-it-data-security-government/
• Weird password 'feature' in Chrome... - http://blog.elliottkember.com/chromes-insane-password-security-strategy

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