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Kim Komando Today

Twitter turns to X, deepfake influencers & DMV approved flying car

Kim Komando Today

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Tech News, Technology

4.8770 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Plus, Daniel Belquer, the "Chief Vibrational Officer" of Music: Not Impossible, shares the story of the haptic suit his team created to make live events special for the deaf and hard of hearing. A homeowner's plan to stop Google Maps backfires, ESRB's facial scanning tech and Wayfair's AI tool.  

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:08.1

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.9

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:13.2

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.7

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out.

0:17.7

And that's it.

0:19.3

Hey, let's kick things off with something super interesting.

0:21.7

A homeowner in Lake County, Illinois isn't exactly thrilled about Google satellites just snapping picks of their house.

0:28.4

So they had a plan.

0:29.8

They painted watch porn, not me, in giant white letters right on the roof.

0:37.4

Okay, and they said, well, that's going to send a message to any Google Maps explorers.

0:41.6

Don't look at this house.

0:43.0

Well, here's the deal.

0:44.7

As you might expect, the reason why I'm talking about it is that the plan backfire big time.

0:49.4

Some Facebookers spots the house on Google.

0:51.6

They say, oh, it's so funny.

0:52.8

They post a screenshot of it in a group

0:55.0

for satellite image junkies. And then just boom, that image goes viral. I looked at it a few

1:00.6

hundred thousand likes in just the last few days. Now, everyone's looking at this guy's house.

1:05.6

So here's the thing. If you really want privacy, Google lets you blur your home's image on the

1:10.4

satellite. To do it, just head

1:11.8

over to Google Maps, locate your house, and then click on Report a Problem, and then adjust that

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