Tech News Weekly 208: Squid Game Crypto Scam

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English - November 04, 2021 21:36 - 1 hour - 921 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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DMCA and the blind, Amazon's Matter support, Facebook and Meta facial scanning

Damon Beres talks about his WIRED piece that details the challenges the DMCA poses to blind readers who want to read ebooks.
Ry Crist from CNET walks through Amazon's newly announced support for the Matter and Thread IoT protocols in their devices.
Jason details the short history of a Squid Game inspired cryptocurrency scam and how easy it was to net $3.3 million.
Mikah covers Facebook's announcement that it would be getting rid of its facial recognition system while Meta has no plans to back down.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Damon Beres and Ry Crist

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