DTNS 2810 S28.E10 Mr.Robot gets it right.mkv

DTNS 2810 S28.E10 Mr.Robot gets it right.mkv
Number	2810
Broadcast Date	JULY 15, 2016
Episode Length	43:31
Hosts	Tom Merritt
Guests	Shannon Morse, Len Peralta

Mr. Robot goes to great lengths to get hacking right on TV. Shannon Morse talks with Tom Merritt about how production companies get real info.

Guest

• Shannon Morse
  • TekThing
    • Hak5
• Len Peralta
  • All DTNS drawings
  • This episode's drawing

Headlines

• Issue 2945: Download of Creative Commons licensed videos from youtube

Quick note. A bug was opened petitioning Google to fix YouTube to allow downloading of videos marked as Creative Commons. Rather than engaging over the issue, Google marked it WONTFIX without comment. I have replied asking them to reconsider and I hope some of you will too. The bug can be found at bit.ly/YTPlease

• Microsoft: Windows 10 won't hit 1 billion devices by mid-2018

At BUILD 2015 Microsoft Windows and Devices chief Terry Myerson claimed Windows 10 adoption would hit 1 billion devices by mid-2018. Microsoft is easing back on the claim now. A Microsoft spokesperson told ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, "due to the focusing of our phone hardware business, it will take longer than FY18 for us to reach our goal of 1 billion monthly active devices."

• Pokémon Go’s retention rates, average revenue per user are double the industry average

SurveyMonkey reports Pokémon Go has retention rates double the industry average for casual games. 7 out of 10 new downloaders return the next day compared to an average of 3 out of 10 for most games. More people are using the maps in Pokémon Go than in Google Maps. And the average revenue per daily active user is 25 cents, twice the average of casual games for an estimated $1.6 million per day. Italy, Spain, and Portugal received the game Friday and Niantic hopes to roll out to 200 countries worldwide, relatively soon. Even T-Mobile is giving away a year of Pokémon Go data not counting against data usage.

Submitted by motang

• BitTorrent Now’s music and video streaming app comes to iOS, Apple TV

BitTorrent launched its BitTorrent Now streaming app on iOS and Apple TV Friday. The app launched on Android in June. Any creators of music and video can upload to the service. It uses peer-to-peer to distribute the works. Creators can set any price, including free or by subscription, keeping the majority of the proceeds. The Onion, Super Deluxe, and IHEARTCOMIX, are among the creators using it at launch.

• Why Ford Motor Is Investing in 3D Mapping Startup Civil Maps

Ford is among a group of investors in 3D mapping company Civil Maps. The company makes software that convert data gathered by cameras and Lidar sensors into maps that can be used for autonomous driving. AI processes incoming data to choose essential bits and transmit them by cellular in realtime. CEO Sravan Puttagunta says its process cane let "vehicles to drive like humans do—identifying on-road and off-road features even when they might be missing, deteriorated, or hidden from view."

• Cardless Withdrawals With Touch ID Coming to Over 70,000 ATMs Across the U.S.

FIS and Payment Alliance International announced a partnership to allow Touch ID to be used to withdraw money from ATMs at more than 70,000 locations in the US. FIS Cardless Cash uses a QR Code and an iPhone app to conduct the transaction. TouchID is used for verification. Bloomberg has previously reported that Payment Alliance International will start rolling out the system in August or September with the goal of having 25,000 machines in the US by the end of 2017. Bank of America supports Apple Pay at its ATMs. Wells Fargo will support it by year's end and Chase is upgrading ATMs for cardless technology support by year's end as well.

• Cattle-herding just got a lot more futuristic with SwagBot

The Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney has developed SwagBot for the sole purpose of herding cattle. It can navigate ditches and swamps and even pull trailers. Temperature and motion sensors are now being tested to see if the robot can identify sick animals.

• Create Netflix movie and TV show 'mixtapes' with Flixtape

Oh and Netflix announced something called Flixtape that lets you share playlists of Netflix shows.

Discussion

• How the Real Hackers Behind Mr. Robot Get It So Right
• Mr Robot S02E01 easter egg

Pick of the Day

• (d0x3d!)

Found this while looking for info security board games.
The game is called d0x3d! and is based on the mechanics of Forbidden Island. You play the roles of a hacking team recovering YOUR data before they d0x you. Has some good terminology and vocabulary for teaching other staff or friends a little bit about security without a deep dive.
Game play is coop everyone wins or losses together about 30-60 minute game time.
d0x3d! can be found at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/-d0x3d-

Enjoy!

Submitted by Tyson

Messages

This case is about an assistant sharing her password with former employees to grant them access to confidential information, but it was also decided in the completely opposite way 4 years ago by the same 9th Circuit when they considered the actions of those same persons before this time, when they had access and before they quit to go to the new company they were feeding the information to. A small change in facts caused a total flip in result.

This inconsistency, as well as multiple circuit courts beyond the 9th Circuit taking both the broad interpretation view and the narrow interpretation view, means this law is ripe for Supreme Court clarification. With so many other potential laws like contract, tort, and trade secret laws being available to stop smaller breaches like Netflix password sharing, and the original intent being to stop hacking with the CFAA, it seems highly likely that the eventual solution of the judiciary will be a narrow interpretation of this law. It just takes time for the judiciary to work out potential kinks when Congress tries to keep laws up to date with technology. The judiciary is working as intended, even though I personally disagree with last week's result.

Cheers,

Sent by BuckeyeFitzy (Dave) LegalGeek correspondent for Current Geek

I think the main problem with auto-pilot, regardless of the name, is that people think they understand cars already. In addition to the whole EULA/TOS phenomenon, RTFM can't really be a justifiable response to an accident. Better user experience design really has to be the answer, maybe even something like Consumer Report's recommendation that hands must be on the wheel for it to work at all.

Sent by Alan

Tesla should rename it the distracted driving enabler, because there is honestly no other purpose for it. Seriously. Tesla says to keep hands on the wheel and pay attention to everything around you, so why even have it given that autopilot does those things for you? This technology is not fully baked, and if you want to be a beta tester that's fine as long as you don't put other people in jeopardy. Enabling autopilot in its present stage of development is profoundly irresponsible for Tesla. And no amount of warnings, to try and cover their butts legally, is going to make up for the lives they put are putting in danger.

Sent by Rob

With self driving cars we have the ability to analyze what happened and figure out how to prevent such accidents in the future, whether that means changing programming, improving sensors, figuring out evasive action, or all the above.

Sent by Katie currently in beautiful British Columbia, but normally from colorful Colorado

I'm sure you've said this but do you go through any headlines that aren't said on DTNS? If so, I'll subscribe to the headlines. Also, with the Patreon model, do subscriptions matter (e.g. even if I don't listen to the headlines, does it help to subscribe?).

Sent by Norm

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Preceded by: "Autopilot: Enjoy Responsibly"

DTNS 2810 S28.E10 Mr.Robot gets it right.mkv

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