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Episode 101: Hotels get hacked, men are terrible, and influencers are gullible

Wrecked By Tech

English - December 01, 2018 11:00 - 51 minutes - 29.7 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 100: Europe is killing internet video
Next Episode: Episode 102: Executive arrests, customer data leaks, and changing web standards

This week Marc and Riley discuss the Marriott hotel hack (it's big), an ad campaign showing how often men grope women in clubs, Japan's mandatory shutter sound on phones, Payless' publicity stunt that fooled influencers into thinking it was boutique, and Shaw's wonderful new internet speeds.
Speed round:
- LTE is faster than WiFi in 33 countries
- Amazon put unwanted sponsored products into baby registries
- The price of Netflix is going up in Canada
- Apple Music is coming to Echo devices
- Starbucks is blocking porn on its WiFi now
- iPhone 6 and 6S battery replacements are going up January 1, so get yours done now.

This week Marc and Riley discuss the Marriott hotel hack (it's big), an ad campaign showing how often men grope women in clubs, Japan's mandatory shutter sound on phones, Payless' publicity stunt that fooled influencers into thinking it was boutique, and Shaw's wonderful new internet speeds.

Speed round:

LTE is faster than WiFi in 33 countries
Amazon put unwanted sponsored products into baby registries
The price of Netflix is going up in Canada
Apple Music is coming to Echo devices
Starbucks is blocking porn on its WiFi now
iPhone 6 and 6S battery replacements are going up January 1, so get yours done now.

Links:

Marriott Database Hack Exposes Details of 500M Guests | PCMagOglivy's smart dress shows how often women are groped at clubs — QuartzyJapan's noisy iPhone problemPayless marked up discount shoes to $600 at luxury event 'Palessi'Shaw doubles speeds of its top internet plans in Western CanadaMobile broadband is faster than Wi-Fi in 33 countries - The VergeAmazon put unwanted sponsored products in customers’ baby registries - The VergeNetflix Canada increases monthly subscription pricesApple Music is coming to Echo devices next month - The VergeStarbucks says it’ll block porn on its public Wi-Fi next year - The VergeApple will stop offering $35 battery replacements by January 1st, 2019