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🗓️ 21 July 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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What do an iPad, the Department of Homeland Security, and heated seats in a BMW all have in common? Motherboard staff writer Joseph Cox has written about all of them.
In this episode of Cyber, it’s a JC potpourri. First, how exactly does the Department of Homeland Security track phones across the country? Then we’ll get to the bottom of that viral story about BMW selling subscriptions to heated seats and what hackers might have to say about it. Finally, we’ll get to the bottom of JC’s new iPad situation and finally answer the question: why doesn’t he have a smartphone?
Stories discussed in this episode:
Documents Show DHS Tracks Smartphones Across the Country
Apple Killed My Precious iPod. Can an iPad Mini Be My New Everyday Messaging Device?
BMW Wants to Charge for Heated Seats. These Grey Market Hackers Will Fix That.
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0:00.0 | Tadden, it's got the code it's going to launch. |
0:10.2 | It's a unit system. |
0:12.6 | I know this. |
0:14.6 | It's how all the files of the whole park. |
0:16.8 | It tells her everything. |
0:18.5 | Sir, he's uploading the virus. |
0:23.6 | Eagle One. The package is being delivered. Hello out there on the internet. I am Matthew Galt, and this is Cyber. |
0:29.6 | What do an iPad, the Department of Homeland Security, and heated seats in a BMW all have in common? |
0:36.6 | Motherboard staff writer Joseph Cox has written about all of them in the past few weeks. |
0:41.7 | That's right, we're doing it, a potpourri of JC. |
0:44.3 | Today, we're going to look through several of his recent stories. |
0:47.2 | First, how exactly does the Department of Homeland Security track phones across the country? |
0:53.8 | Then, we'll get to the bottom of the viral story about BMW selling subscriptions to heated seats and what hackers might have to say about it. |
1:02.4 | Finally, we will one more time talk about J.C.'s new iPad situation and figure out exactly why he's afraid of smartphones. |
1:13.4 | J.C., how are you doing? |
1:15.5 | All good, all good. Thanks for having me back again. |
1:18.1 | Thank you for coming back on. |
1:20.2 | All right, so first, let's talk about the Department of Homeland Security, everyone's favorite |
1:25.4 | government agency. |
1:29.4 | You had a chance to look at some important documents recently. What are they? What do they say? Where do they come from? |
1:35.3 | Sure. So, I mean, for years at this point, we've been covering the location data industry, |
1:41.9 | you know, and that can include law enforcement and intelligence |
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