Privacy risks in post-Roe USA, the internet's recommendation problem, and our Asus gaming laptop guide

The Vergecast

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Tech News, Technology

4.4 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The Verge's David Pierce and Alex Cranz chat with health technology reporter Nicole Wetsman and senior privacy and cybersecurity reporter Corin Faife about the privacy vulnerabilities for people seeking abortions in a post-Roe United States, and how people can protect their information. 29:28 - David reports on why the internet is so bad at recommendations, with insights from executives at Yelp, Pocket, Pinterest, and Likewise. 46:27 - Senior reviewer Monica Chin explains the confusing names behind Asus' ROG gaming laptop line, and which laptop may be the right for you. Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Vergecast, the flagship podcast of Unhackable Intriction.
0:06.8	I'm your friend David Pierce, and as we speak, it is currently day eight of me having
0:11.8	COVID.
0:12.8	I don't have a headache anymore, and I've mostly kicked the cold symptoms because I just
0:16.1	drink tea all day now, but I still kind of get tired, like, walking up and down stairs,
0:21.5	you know?
0:22.5	Luckily, I work from home, so I don't have to do that very often.
0:25.3	Just go from bed to desk and desk to bed.
0:27.2	It's a lifestyle.
0:28.2	Anyway, coming up on the show, we're going to talk about what you should know about
0:31.8	how your data gets collected and used, now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v.
0:36.1	Wade.
0:37.1	We're also going to talk about recommendations, and why it's so hard for the internet to
0:40.3	just show you stuff that you like.
0:43.3	And we're going to talk about Asus' Rog, or is it ROG, lineup of gaming PCs, and which
0:48.8	ones you should buy, and why it's so freaking hard to figure it out.
0:52.5	Let me finish making this tea.
0:54.0	It's called Shenandoah Blue, in case you were wondering, and it is delicious.
0:58.1	And then I'll slowly treajup stairs into the home studio, and we'll get into it.
1:01.8	This is the Verge Cast, see you in a sec.
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