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Smashing Security, Episode 53, Game of Thrones, a major Amazon cloud leak, and web tracking gone crazy with Carol Terrio and Graham Cluley.

Hello, hello, and welcome to Smash Insecurity Episode 53. My name is Graham Cloley, and I'm joined as ever by my good chum and co-host Corral Terrio. Hello, Carol. Hello, Graham. How are you doing today? I'm having a brilliant day, actually. Very good day. Wonderful. Thank you very much. Oh, well, actually, hey, you remember what happened? I took you out for lunch today. Yeah, well, that's a, that's, that was very exciting. That doesn't happen very often. I was just like, woo-hoo. I think what you found exciting was that I actually paid, wasn't it? That was very exciting and extremely unusual. That's right. We are joined by a special guest, Ian Thompson, of the Register, one of their security correspondents. Hello, Ian. Hi there, Graham. How's going? Not too bad. Thank you very much. Good to have you on the show. You are dialing in all the way from California today, aren't you? You're tricking us with your English dulcet tones. Indeed, indeed. How long have you been out there now? Oh, eight years. Eight years, really? Yes, it's, it's, it was supposed to be a one-year trip, but then things kept on getting extended, and then I met a local, and it now looks like I'm out here for the durations. Would you ever move back to the UK? Well, the UK is currently going slightly bonkers.

Oh, right.

Yeah, but everything's normal in the States.

You're absolutely right.

Yeah, true.

Perfectly tickety-boo.

The only thing which has made the UK look less bonkers is what's been going on in

the States over the last year or so, yeah.

Well, this was the marvellous thing, though, but it was the one redeeming quality of the Trump election was that for three months, my American people friends have been talking about Brexit and going, ah, you see, you could be just as stupid as we can. And then America said, hold my beer and watch this. Yeah, they've taken it to a whole other level, haven't made. But, yeah, no, I mean, I will always be British, and I would like to move back, but my wife doesn't like British winters.

So, yeah, we'll have to see.

No one really does. I will always be British and I would like to move back, but my wife doesn't like British winters.

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