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MacVoices #24225: Live! – Smart Watch Saturation, Microsoft Reissues Recall

MacVoices #24225: Live! – Smart Watch Saturation, Microsoft Reissues Recall

Sep 5, 2024 |

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, and Web Bixby discuss how smart watch use has spread, with the Apple Watch leading the pack. The panel debates the implications of Meta apparently throwing in the towel on competing with the Apple Vision Pro, and the wisdom of Microsoft sending its recall feature out to testers again. Threads is testing expiring posts, leading the panel to contrast one company wanting to capture everything you do on your computer, and another wanting to let you put a time limit on social posts. But will they really disappear? 

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MacVoices #24205: Meta And The EU; Data Scraping To Train AI; Social Engineering

MacVoices #24205: Meta And The EU; Data Scraping To Train AI; Social Engineering

Aug 12, 2024 |

Meta’s stance on AI access in the EU seems strangely familiar. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby compare it to Apple’s “wait-and-see” strategy with some of its challenges across the pond. We also look at the practice of training AI using scraped data from an ethical standpoint, consider how educators are using the whole AI situation, and highlight a new Apple resources for social engineering education. 

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MacVoices #24192: Live! – The EU Targets Meta, Ticketmaster Breach Notices, Crypto Tax Rules

MacVoices #24192: Live! – The EU Targets Meta, Ticketmaster Breach Notices, Crypto Tax Rules

Jul 19, 2024 |

The MacVoices Live! panel looks at the EU’s scrutiny of Meta’s pay or consent model, pondering potential fines and implications for the tech industry. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio also analyze Ticketmaster’s data breach notifications, reflecting on electronic ticketing security. Shifting focus to the U.S. Treasury’s crypto tax rules, we explore the impact on market legitimacy and illicit activities. The conversation extends to the EU tech landscape, highlighting companies like Siemens and Accenture, and the EU’s stance on American tech giants. Various tangents include digital transactions, converting crypto gains, and financial analogies in modern markets. 

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