Episode 30: Canada's new privacy tool, IKEA's smart lights, WhatsApp in the UK

Upon Riley's return, we talk about: Canada's banks are building a new privacy/identity tool (and cooperating on something for the first time since 1984); IKEA is building its own smart light platform; Samsung will start selling refurbished Note 7s in certain countries, pending approval; Apple bought Workflow; Apple's latest software release.
Speed round:
-StarCraft Remastered is coming in the summer
-Using "satnav" to get around is making you worse at directions
-Elon Musk wants you to be a cyborg
-You can use Cortana on the Android lock screen
Recommendations
Dan —iFlicks - Your Videos in iTunes (http://www.iflicksapp.com/en) Also on Setapp (https://setapp.com/)
Marc — Rockband VR (https://www.vrheads.com/rock-band-vr-review)
Riley — Fidget Cube (https://www.antsylabs.com/products/fidget-cube)

Upon Riley's return, we talk about: Canada's banks are building a new privacy/identity tool (and cooperating on something for the first time since 1984); IKEA is building its own smart light platform; Samsung will start selling refurbished Note 7s in certain countries, pending approval; Apple bought Workflow; Apple's latest software release.

Speed round:

-StarCraft Remastered is coming in the summer

-Using "satnav" to get around is making you worse at directions

-Elon Musk wants you to be a cyborg

-You can use Cortana on the Android lock screen

Recommendations

Dan —iFlicks - Your Videos in iTunes Also on Setapp

Marc — Rockband VR

Riley — Fidget Cube

Links:

Canada’s first commercial blockchain service could become the ‘Interac’ for digital transactions | IT World Canada News — The service is designed to give Canadians better control over their private information when there’s need to prove their identity for a transaction.Ikea is getting into home automation with a new smart hub | The Verge — The new range of products is called Trådfri — which means “wireless” in Swedish — and is built around the ZigBee Light Link standard for connected lights (the same as Philips Hue). Samsung to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 smartphones | The Globe and Mail — A person familiar with the matter told Reuters in January that it was considering the possibility of selling refurbished versions of the device or reusing some parts.London attacker sent encrypted WhatsApp message and the government wants to read it | Globalnews.ca — Local media have reported that British-born Khalid Masood sent an encrypted message moments before killing four people last weekApple has acquired Workflow, a powerful automation tool for iPad and iPhone | TechCrunchApple releases iOS 10.3 with Find My AirPods, Apple File System, CarPlay updates, more | 9to5Mac — The latest software update includes Find My AirPods support, CarPlay improvements, Apple’s new filesystem, and more.Apple rolling out macOS 10.12.4 software update with Night Shift for Mac | 9to5MactvOS 10.2 with new features and SDK improvements now available for Apple TV | 9to5MacwatchOS 3.2 with Theater Mode and SiriKit for Apple Watch is now available | 9to5MacStarCraft: Remastered coming this summer | PolygonUsing ‘satnav’ to find your way switches off parts of brain | The Globe and MailElon Musk launches Neuralink, a venture to merge the human brain with AI | The VergeMicrosoft’s Cortana is now available on the Android lock screen | The Verge