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| Federal Bureau of iPhone | |
| Number | 2692 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 18, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 39:27 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Justin Robert Young |
Some law enforcement professionals write in with their thoughts on Apple’s resistance to helping the FBI. Plus the FCC frees cable boxes just in time for cable boxes to go obsolete. Tom Merritt and Justin Young discuss.
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Headlines
- Apple released an updated version of iOS 9.2.1 that will restore phones disabled by error 53. The error was showing up often for people who had a third party replace the connector in the touch ID sensor. Users will only be able to get the update through iTunes and it will not restore TouchID functionality because of security concerns. Customers who paid for an out-of-warranty replacement of their device should contact AppleCare for reimbursement.
- Skype group video calling for up to 25 people at once is rolling out for iOS and Android users in Europe and the US today. The feature should be available worldwide in March.
- Apple formally introduced Apple Pay today in China partnering with China UnionPay Co to roll out the mobile payment system to customers from 19 Chinese banks. Apple Pay can be used with UnionPay’s nationwide point of sales network. UnionPay has a similar deal with Samsung in its effort to fight back against AliPay's 68% online payment marketshare.
- The FCC voted 3-2 to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today to formally consider rules to unlock set top cable boxes. The NPRM recommends that MPVDs allow 3rd party set top box makers to access programming information, program feeds and usage rights. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says a final vote will take place before the end of the year after a period of public comment. If enacted pay-TV companies would have 2 years to comply with the new rules.
- The GSMA has announced a new eSIM specification for wearables and tablets with Samsung’s Gear S2 Classic 3G the first device for sale to support it starting in March. A standard for smartphones is expected in June with support for multiple carriers.
- The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center CEO Allen Stefanek confirmed to the AP that the hospital has paid 40 bitcoins, worth approximately $17,000, to regain control of its computer network. The hospital discovered ransomware Feb. 5th and the attackers originally demanded $3.6 million worth of bitcoins.
- Google announced the public beta of its Cloud Vision API that lets developers build image recognition and classification into apps. It’s the same tech that powers image search in Google Photos. It can also flag inappropriate content and conduct sentiment analysis if you only want to show happy faces. Price will be based on use. For instance, Label detection costs $2 per 1,000 images, optical character recognition is $0.60 per 1,000 images. Yik Yak has been using the API for text extraction and feature detection.
- Microsoft released new firmware for the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book meant to address power management and sleep bugs. Systems had been known to heat up and drain batteries when supposedly in connected standby mode.
- IBM announced it intends to spend $2.6 billion to acquire Truven Health Analytics for IBM’s Watson Health unit. Watson Health started with data-driven health companies Phytel and Explorys then added imaging data company Merge Healthcare. Truven stores and can make sense of a cloud-based data repository of cost, claims, quality and outcomes.
Discussion
- Microsoft offers tepid support for Apple's battle with FBI
- White House Plays With Words, Says Department Of Justice Isn’t Asking Apple To Create A Backdoor
- Apple’s FBI Battle Is Complicated. Here’s What’s Really Going On
- The U.S. vs. Apple: Does the FBI Have a Case?
- Key U.S. lawmaker suggests openness to encryption legislation after Apple order
Pick of the Day
- Full disclosure: friend of mine worked on the app.
Cake Walk puts a bit of a different spin on fitness gamification, public shaming. You have a daily steps goal. If you don't hit 50% of the goal, it will force you into a 24-hour challenge and send you a mean tweet. If you fail again, it continues to taunt you on Twitter. You can skip these challenges with an in-app purchase. It's insidious and great. - Submitted by Ryan
- Full disclosure: friend of mine worked on the app.
Messages
- Regarding online trolling and communities Sheala writes: Can we not approach this the way a teacher might when two students have what might be an inappropriate comment? Ask the person who was the subject of the comment if that was cool? Did the media ask the friend of Stephan Frye before going off on the comment?
There is a lot of self responsibly needed here. Unthoughtful maliciousness can be very easy to achieve. Not just on the person commenting, also on the person who is the topic. I have learned in the last few years to double check stories that might look like spam before reposting. I think we ALL need to make a habit of double checking even in the face of the instant Internet.
And yes comics are the king's fool and will need some leeway to point out the ridiculous of various topics like politics etc.
Ps- awesome day 6! - Sent by Sheala in GA
- Regarding online trolling and communities Sheala writes: Can we not approach this the way a teacher might when two students have what might be an inappropriate comment? Ask the person who was the subject of the comment if that was cool? Did the media ask the friend of Stephan Frye before going off on the comment?
- I was listening to the messages of the day in episode 2691 when either Jennie or Scott asked who was teaching information evaluation skills. Your local librarians are one of the groups who are. As part of our job we help patrons doing research find and evaluate information. Recently the ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) has come out with a framework for the creation and evaluation of information in all formats. The 6 broad frames are:
1. Authority is constructed and contextual 2. Information creation as a process 3. Information has value 4. Research as Inquiry 5. Scholarship as conversation 6. Searching as strategic exploration
If you are interested in reading about the framework in more detail you can find it at http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/infolit/Framework_ILHE.pdf .
Love the show. - Sent by Ron
- I was listening to the messages of the day in episode 2691 when either Jennie or Scott asked who was teaching information evaluation skills. Your local librarians are one of the groups who are. As part of our job we help patrons doing research find and evaluate information. Recently the ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) has come out with a framework for the creation and evaluation of information in all formats. The 6 broad frames are:
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