Go VPN or go Home

Go VPN or go Home
Number	3246
Broadcast Date	MARCH 23, 2018
Episode Length	30:43
Hosts	Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane
Guests	Shannon Morse, Len Peralta

Should you trust Jigsaw’s Outline VPN? It sure is easy. Plus, making water from desert air and why South Korea is shutting off its employees computers.

Guest

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

Quick Hits

• Apple Tries to Win Back Students and Teachers With Low-Cost iPad

Sources tell Bloomberg's Mark Gurman that Apple will introduce low cost iPads at its announcement in Chicago Tuesday, March 27th. The sources say Apple will also show new software for the classroom. Data from Futuresource Consulting shows Apple in third place behind Google and Microsoft in devices shipping to US schools.

• Dropbox prices IPO at $21 per share

Dropbox priced its initial public offering at $21, above the expected $18-$20 range. Dropbox sold 36 million shares and now trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol DBX.

• U.S. charges, sanctions Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran

The US charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and the Mabna Institute Friday for allegedly attempting to hack into hundreds of universities and dozens of companies, as well as parts of the US Government, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The US indicted 7 Iranians in 2016 for denial of service attacks, none have yet been arrested or extradited.

Top Stories

• Craigslist personals, some subreddits disappear after FOSTA passage

The US Congress passed a bill Wednesday that removes safe harbor protections from websites that "promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person." Out of concern over broad interpretations of the law, Craigslist has removed its Personals section entirely, and Reddit has removed some subreddits. The bill is expected to be signed by the President.

• EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer

The Daily Beast says it has learned that US special counsel Robert Mueller has taken over the investigation of the hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with emails taken from the Democratic National Committee. A source said that one of Guccifer's posts on social media did not go through VPN and revealed a Moscow-based IP that investigators believe may belong to Russian intelligence.

• U.S. Music Industry Hits Highest Revenue Mark in a Decade, Fueled by Paid Subscriptions

US music revenue rose 16.5% in 2017, hitting the highest mark since 2008. Streaming music revenue grew 43%, generating 65% of all recorded-music revenue for the year. Free ad-supported streaming grew 34.6%. Physical units like CDs made up 17.1% of revenue ahead of digital downloads which made up 15.3 percent. Downloads and CD sales fell but vinyl sales rose 1 million units.

• South Korea to shut off computers to stop people working late

Starting March 30, the South Korean government is powering down all computers at 8 PM Fridays in Seoul in order to force employees to stop working overtime. South Korea has some of the longest working hours in the world. The country recently passed a law to cut down the maximum work week from 68 hours to 52.

• Researchers develop device that extracts water from desert air

Scientists at MIT and UC Berkeley have developed a device that can extract water from air even in desert climates. The device is passive requiring no energy input and can work in humidity as low as 10%. A metal-organic framework is made with hydrophilic material that absorbs water at night and uses sunlight to release it where it can be caught by a condenser. Tests in Tempe, Arizona yielded around a quarter of a liter per kilogram of material. It can also be used to store natural gas or capture carbon dioxide.

Discussion

• Alphabet’s Outline lets you build your own VPN
• Outline
• DigitalOcean
• How I made my own VPN server in 15 minutes
• Streisand

Mailbag

I volunteered at the Collision Conference here in NOLA a few years ago and was able to get in on a deal for 9 free tickets for this year's conference. (April 30 to May 3 at the New Orleans Convention Center).

If anyone in the audience would like a free ticket, please let me know. I will have to give them an email address, so you may consider using your non-primary address. They don't tend to send too many updates, though.

Thanks,

Sent by Maurice in not yet hot and humid NOLA

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