Flying to Venus with Missy Elliot and the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending July 16th., 2024

Episode 199   
​From the millions here on Earth to the second planet from the Sun we keep you up to date with all the latest and most important escapades in IT Privacy and Security.

We start with the good news that although AT&T may not be selling your phone location data (if you opted out) they have still been sharing it.  We tell you what and when.
CNN provides some investigative reporting that turns up the fact that the irrational worry you have about the use of hidden cameras in Airbnb and rental properties might still be a valid one.
We go down under to discover a 42 year old being lead away in handcuffs for giving free WiFi access in Australian airports and on domestic flights.  Find out why free is never really free.
We have the Ukrainians in trouble again. This time it’s not Biden’s vice president Putin but a breach of the company that makes that handy dandy phone stalking software your new boyfriend/girlfriend told you was a spelling app.
Then we move onto Belgium for some fine chocolate and a warning to Linksys that they are sending your Wi-Fi password across the Internet in cleartext. This may explain what otherwise looks like a taxi rank of cars parked outside the front of your home.
From there we cover a game show that moved channels from Google to Squarespace. Is it behind door one? Door two? Or Door three? And the surprise waiting.
The FTC deliver some stats on how websites lead to you to outcomes they plan for you. Don’t share this story with the new spouse you met on Match.com
And finally, we are back in orbit, this time representing to the Venusians and you’ll never guess who our delegate is. 
Moon boots. Check.
Space helmet. Check.
​Let’s fly!

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