General Data, Meet Private Info – DTNS 3741
Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The US government is in talks with tech companies regarding the use of location data to track and slow the spread and affects of COVID-19.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Scott Johnson, Joe
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| 0:00.0 | A tech demo shows off the usual tech things. |
| 0:03.7 | Then I'm going to jump to a link using the usual tech devices. |
| 0:07.0 | We have a pointing device called a mouse. |
| 0:09.0 | Doing the usual tech productivity tasks. |
| 0:11.4 | Now we're connected audio. You can see my work, you can point at it, and I can see |
| 0:15.7 | your face and we can talk. Except it's 1968 and it's going to set the computing agenda for the |
| 0:20.5 | next half century, then almost immediately be ignored. |
| 0:24.4 | The mother of all demos on NOAA Little More. |
| 0:27.6 | Get it wherever you get your podcasts. May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:40.4 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again. |
| 0:47.0 | Trains now on Uber. Tees and seas apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:52.0 | Hello there is Jamie East here from the excellent daily news podcast, The Smart Seven. |
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| 1:29.0 | Coming up on DTNS, Apple has new iPad pros and laptops. |
| 1:35.0 | Sony reveals specs for the PS 5 and how much location info would you give up to fight COVID-19? |
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