SN 953: Active Listening - KOSA, Cloudflare's Numbers, SpinRite Update

Security Now (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Cyber Crime, Malware, Technology, Encryption, Steve Gibson, Security, Hacking, Twit, Spyware, Leo Laporte

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

Child protection legislation in the US
Meta pushes back on the $200 billion FTC fine for COPPA violation
Age verification on the internet
Google moving from 3rd party cookies to topics
A look at Cloudflare's metrics
SpinRite update
Cox Media admits that it spys on you

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-953-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00.0	It's time for security now Steve Gibson is here.
0:04.0	Can you believe that the FTC wants to find Facebook $200 billion?
0:12.0	Why Facebook's fighting it and why some people think maybe they ought to.
0:16.0	We'll also talk about the percentage of internet traffic generated by automation and how much the internet traffic has increased in this year alone and then an amazing offer from Cox Media Group to sell advertisers based on the things you say around the house?
0:34.2	Is that possible?
0:35.2	Steve will talk about it and more.
0:37.1	Next on Security Now.
0:38.8	Podcasts you love from people you trust.
0:45.0	This is Twit.
0:47.0	This is Twit.
0:48.0	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson episode 953 for Tuesday
0:55.9	December 19th 2023 active listening. Security now is brought to you by secure my email.
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1:29.5	It's time for security now, the show we cover your security privacy online, and we talk about how the internet works,
1:35.4	and we also share some fun stuff about sci-fi and other things, with this guy right here,
1:40.6	Steve Gibson of GRC.com. Hi Steve.
1:45.0	Leo, this is the last podcast we will be recording in 2023.
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