#SGGQA 121: ACLU sues FBI Over Face Recognition, Facebook Lying Political Ads, FitBit and Google, AirPods aren’t PRO

5 years ago

The ACLU is suing the FBI over face recognition policy and a lack of transparency. Facebook will allow false political ads in the UK for upcoming election. Microsoft tests a 4-day work week in Japan. ANOTHER bad week for NordVPN users. AirPods Pro are better for your ears but worse for your wallet and just as bad for the planet.

And let’s spend a LITTLE time chatting about the LG G8X!

Let’s get our tech week started off right!

Stories This Week:

Pixelbook Go: The Future of Mobile Computing? http://somegadgetguy.com/2019/11/03/google-pixelbook-go-the-future-of-mobile-computing/
Pixel 4XL vs LG V50: Brains vs Brawn http://somegadgetguy.com/2019/10/26/somegadgetguys-totally-biased-pixel-4xl-vs-lg-v50-thinq-comparison-brains-vs-brawn/
Focals by North: Wearing the Future http://somegadgetguy.com/2019/09/27/focals-by-north-review-wearing-the-future/
First look: LG G8X Dual Screen http://somegadgetguy.com/2019/11/01/lg-g8x-the-better-dual-screen-solution/
GadgetGuy on GadgetChats Podcast https://youtu.be/yk7rtr45bE0
ACLU suing FBI over face recognition policies https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/the-fbi-is-tracking-our-faces-in-secret-were-suing/
Facebook will allow false political ads https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/02/facebook-allows-false-ads-in-uk-elections/
Microsoft tests 4 day work week in Japan https://soranews24.com/2019/11/03/microsoft-japans-experiment-with-3-day-weekend-boosts-worker-productivity-by-40-percent/
ANOTHER security threat for NordVPN users https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/nordvpn-users-passwords-exposed-in-mass-credential-stuffing-attacks/
McDonalds app faces “Hamburglar” attacks https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mcdonald-s-hamburglar-app-account-hack-1.5345024
Unremovable xHelper malware on thousands of Android devices https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-unremovable-xhelper-malware-has-infected-45000-android-devices/
TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week
Samsung shutting down custom CPU division https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-custom-cpu-shut-down-1050052/
Google buys FitBit https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/02/fitbit-google-wearos/
iFixit AirPods Pro teardown https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/AirPods+Pro+Teardown/127551
Consumers spent half a billion last year replacing AirPods https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-airpods-are-so-beloved-people-spend-more-than-half-a-billion-replacing-them/
Juan rambles on about the LG G8X…

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