Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 113

For this episode, Jeff flies solo while Dave is on vacation. Listen for the latest in Twitter’s Tailored Audience snafu, the US, UK, and Australia looking for encryption backdoors, and more.

Kaspersky podcast: Should governments have a back door for encrypted messages?

For episode 113 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, I fly solo because Dave is still on holiday. We will return to our regularly scheduled programing in next week’s edition.

To kick off the episode, I discuss the latest snafu from Twitter, where verification numbers and e-mails may have been added to the company’s Tailored Audience program.

Twitter is still short on details, but this is a story that’s definitely worth keeping an eye on.

The second story looks at the latest round of Governments vs. Facebook & Encryption. We talk about this topic quite a bit, but it is one that comes back over and over as governments try to find their way into encrypted messaging apps.

From there, it’s time for the latest on the British Airlines breach and what it means for those impacted. The next story takes a look at a bug that could have some serious repercussions in WhatsApp — because of a GIF. The last story of the week looks at an e-mail intrusion over at Toms Shoes. The podcast ends the way we started, with a bit of a PSA for the Security Analyst Summit in Barcelona next year.

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