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For this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I return to a bit of normalcy while also adding in another interview with a member of our larger Kaspersky team.
We kick off the session discussing with the UK removing broadband caps during the Covid-19 pandemic. From there, we jump onto the Zoom wagon, where we look at how the company has removed some data sharing with Facebook that had users uneasy.
Our third story takes a look at the latest scam on YouTube: attackers taking over accounts, posing as Microsoft, and trying to rope users into a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Please don’t fall for this.
We then sit down with Kristina Shingareva, the head of external relations at Kaspersky. During our chat, we discuss the dangers of stalkerware, her work with the Coalition Against Stalkerware, and more. We close with a story of how companies are using software to make sure that their employees are actually working during the day — through pictures from their webcams.
If you like what you heard, please consider sharing with your friends or subscribing. For more details on the stories from this week, please click the links below.
- Coronavirus: UK broadband data caps removed during pandemic
- Zoom removed its Facebook SDK for iOS feature after a report found the app sending Facebook “unnecessary” user data
- Hacker hijacks YouTube accounts to broadcast Bill Gates–themed crypto Ponzi scam
- How COVID-19 could uniquely impact intimate partner violence survivors
- Employees at home are being photographed every 5 minutes by an always-on video service to ensure they’re actually working
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