30: Knowing Yourself

Wearable tech that can make us healthier or save our lives, a potential renewal of the debate of government access to encrypted data, and how Facebook knows everything about you even if you're not on Facebook. Plus, Jason pours one out for CompuServe.

Wearable tech that can make us healthier or save our lives, a potential renewal of the debate of government access to encrypted data, and how Facebook knows everything about you even if you're not on Facebook. Plus, Jason pours one out for CompuServe.

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Guest Starring:

Leah Becerra and James T. Green

Links and Show Notes James on Twitter: "Never thought a stupid lil wrist computer I bought 2 years ago would save my life. Saw my ❤️ rate go up, ended up being a pulmonary embolism https://t.co/r97uRcX0En" Apple Watch notification helps save man's life: 'It would have been fatal'  Dexcom CEO talks ‘game changer’ diabetes management coming to Apple Watch | 9to5Mac The FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas shooter's iPhone Apple says it immediately contacted FBI about unlocking Texas shooter’s iPhone - The Verge Texas gunman’s iPhone could reignite FBI-Apple feud over encryption - The Washington Post Trump’s DOJ tries to rebrand weakened encryption as “responsible encryption” | Ars Technica Black Lives Matter activists are convinced the NYPD hacked their phones | The Outline TechCongress: A Congressional Innovation Fellowship Clipper chip - Wikipedia CompuServe’s forums, which still exist, are finally shutting down Now a shadow of its former self, CompuServe blazed trails online - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met Why is this company tracking where you are on Thanksgiving? | The Outline #109 Is Facebook Spying on You? - by Gimlet Media Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter renata’s eyepatch (@_jamestgreen) | Twitter