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IoT devices are vulnerable to state-enlisted espionage: Booz Allen report

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Booz Allen releases its 2019 Cyber Threat Outlook report highlighting state-enlisted espionage on IoT devices and AI deepfakes, among others,...

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‘In an era of AI, you need human intelligence’: UK spy chief

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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MI6 chief Alex Younger speaks in public for the first time in four years to give an update on the...

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United Airlines partners with scandal-ridden, CIA-backed Palantir for data initiatives

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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United Airlines becomes the first US airline to partner with Palantir, a scandal-ridden company co-founded by Peter Thiel with the...

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UK government to lead international “fight back” against cyber espionage

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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The British Government is to fund a 21 century Station X, to counter international cyber attacks from hostile nations.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Randon Heim is the host of “Don’t worry, We’ll talk it out,” a podcast exploring the fundamental concepts that drive how we perceive the world. “The Psychology of a Riot,” “The Black Death: Coronavirus and Race Relations,” and “Ignorance is Bliss: How Anti-Intellectualism Ruined America,” are just a few examples of subjects Heim has covered on his show, but today he joins us to discuss Cancel Culture.

If you are unfamiliar with the term Cancel Culture… well, you are in the right place, but to give you a brief description now, Cancel Culture refers to the act of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies that have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.

In this episode, we discuss the positive and negative use case of Cancel Culture, how innocent citizens have been impacted by this, and beloved historical figure who could have been impacted by Cancel Culture due to skeletons in their closets.

In addition to the above, since it is impossible to future proof what we say or post against the moral standard of tomorrow, we explore how society’s perception of past comments, pictures, or posts will evolve in time, and what it will take for us to find a healthy relationship with Cancel Culture.