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• Potential single point of failure with WebAuthn if one system is compromised
• Biometric information security
• Phishing attempts on central systems
• Risks of biometric data capture for authentication
• SMS phishing attempts
• Phishing vulnerabilities in permission prompts
• Use of bad or obvious phishing attempts to filter out savvy people
• Ransomware that asks users to play a video game instead of paying a ransom
• Discussion of a viral marketing campaign for PUBG
• Crackdown on warranty voiding stickers by the FTC
• Warning letters sent to six major companies (automobiles, cellular devices, video game systems makers) regarding deceptive warranty practices
• History and legality of warranty voiding statements dating back to 1975
• Impact on consumers and small businesses
• Reaction from an individual who finds this development "awesome"
• Discussion of the right to repair and reducing waste
• HomePod sales performance: strong pre-orders but declining sales after launch
• Apple's market share in smart speakers is low compared to Amazon Echo and Google Home
• The company has reduced orders from suppliers, down from 500,000 units to 200,000
• Anecdotal evidence suggests that HomePods are not selling well at retail stores
• Apple potentially making a smaller HomePod
• Comparison of Apple's HomePod to other smart speakers (Echo, Echo Dot, Google Home, Google Home Mini)
• Sound quality as the unique selling point of the current HomePod
• Concerns that a smaller HomePod would compromise on sound quality and be unappealing to customers
• Apple's post-Steve Jobs era and its approach to product development and market strategy
• The importance of ecosystem focus for Apple, including integration with smart home devices and improvement of Siri
• Alternative strategies for Apple to improve the HomePod, such as making it more attractive through price or features
• Discussion of rumors and expectations for conversational AI assistants
• Mention of the movie "Why Him?" and its portrayal of a virtual assistant
• Preferences for local vs. cloud-based AI assistants
• Concerns about data mining and company motivations
• Leaked information about new features in an upcoming Gmail update
• ProtonMail's exploding messages and the new Google confidential email feature
• Differences in how each service handles expired emails
• Additional security features for confidential emails, including two-factor authentication
• Potential uses for confidential emails with expiration dates, such as storing sensitive information or sending data to clients
• The host's announcement of a potential shift to a virtual reality channel and a paperless office
[0.88 --> 9.48] Okay, here we go. We are live. This is Between Two Ferns, the Linus Tech Tips edition. I have Laser James with me here today.
[9.80 --> 21.28] And we're going to talk about a whole bunch of different privacy news, including the whole Facebook thing with Mark the Zuck Zuckerberg, AMD Navi GPU being potentially amazing or not.
[21.38 --> 22.38] It has nothing to do with privacy.
[22.74 --> 23.00] No.
[23.00 --> 31.22] And other non-privacy news, there could be a new successor to the Chromecast and competitor to Amazon Fire Stick.
[31.30 --> 32.18] I'm actually stoked on this.
[32.48 --> 32.94] Stoked!
[33.20 --> 33.42] Okay.
[34.62 --> 38.04] And mostly other privacy stuff.
[38.46 --> 43.94] But also, the FTC says warranty void stickers, like warranty void if removed stickers, are BS.
[44.10 --> 44.52] Bullshit!
[44.86 --> 46.50] Which is awesome. That makes me really happy.
[46.62 --> 51.04] But stay tuned to see that and more on the WAN show that is actually going to have an intro today.
[51.16 --> 51.98] We're doing the intro.
[51.98 --> 54.44] Oh, no! It wasn't ready! Colton!
[56.70 --> 57.52] Spoiler alert.
[57.78 --> 58.28] So close.
[58.28 --> 58.60] Sponshares.
[59.18 --> 60.82] The answer to that question was no.
[64.54 --> 65.94] And we're dead!
[68.40 --> 69.46] Okay, okay, okay.
[72.24 --> 73.24] Be quiet!
[73.64 --> 74.88] Which you already saw, I think.
[75.02 --> 78.32] Synergy 2 and Squarespace.
[79.18 --> 79.62] Awesome.
[79.62 --> 82.06] I'm going to push this back to the top so it works next time.
[82.84 --> 83.86] And go like that.
[84.02 --> 84.56] There we go.
[85.20 --> 85.78] Welcome to the WAN show.
[85.92 --> 88.46] You might be able to tell we've had a little bit of change of scenery.
[88.76 --> 91.74] We're actually in pretty close to the same area.
[91.96 --> 95.82] But I can't tell you why things have obviously changed.
[96.08 --> 97.16] Or for how long.
[97.24 --> 98.26] Or if they'll go back.
[98.30 --> 99.32] Or when they'll go back.
[99.36 --> 100.32] Or any of that detail.
[100.32 --> 103.00] So speculate as you will.
[103.82 --> 106.38] That's, I think, all I can do.
[106.60 --> 107.20] So, how you been, buddy?
[107.28 --> 107.52] Let's go.
[107.60 --> 108.14] I've been good.
[108.20 --> 108.56] You've been away.
[108.64 --> 109.36] I haven't seen you in like...
[109.36 --> 110.28] I have been mostly away.
[110.42 --> 113.50] I was like, I'm going to be in office way more from now on.
[113.54 --> 114.60] I made it in one day this week.
[114.78 --> 115.10] It was great.
[115.10 --> 117.76] Wait, you were in the city, like in the country all week?
[118.04 --> 118.26] Yeah.
[118.54 --> 120.16] You've been back from PAX like that whole time?
[120.22 --> 120.42] Yeah.
[120.68 --> 120.88] Oh.
[121.10 --> 123.00] I thought I was like, yeah, he's back from PAX.
[123.10 --> 123.34] Cool.
[123.46 --> 124.04] Like, what happened?
[124.12 --> 124.82] Tell us about it.
[124.90 --> 126.44] No, I got back on Sunday.
[126.58 --> 127.22] PAX was good.
[128.94 --> 131.22] There was really not a lot of hardware stuff there.
[131.70 --> 132.24] We used to...
[132.24 --> 135.52] So, like, back when I first started working here, I asked Linus.
[135.56 --> 137.98] My first time off request ever was to go to PAX.
[138.50 --> 138.78] Okay.
[138.78 --> 143.64] And I was like, just assume that I'm going to ask for this time off for the rest of my career working with you.