The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update and a Gene Genie for the Week Ending March 25th., 2025

EP 235

The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update and a Gene Genie for the Week Ending March 25th., 2025

3/25/2025

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EP 235. ​- click the pic to hear the podcast -
DNA of 15 Million People For Sale.  Turns out your great-great-grandparents' DNA is now a going-out-of-business clearance sale!"
Clearview Tried to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots.  Shopping list: milk, eggs, 690 million arrest records, and a side of your soul.
Hungary Uses Facial Recognition to Suppress a Pride March—because nothing says “freedom” like being fined for your face.
China says no facial recognition in hotel rooms—so go ahead and enjoy your surveillance-free shower while it lasts.
US Agencies Halt Counter-Russian Cyberattack Coordination to stop Russian cyber sabotage and, what could possibly go wrong?
Microsoft Isn't Fixing 8-Year-Old Shortcut Exploit.  Maybe it's a new cybersecurity policy, "If we ignore it long enough, perhaps it'll go away!"
Then, If you have a Windows 10 machine and can’t install Windows 11, Microsoft suggests a fix.  Buy a new computer and maybe get a second job.
And finally, Dutch universities to WhatsApp, "It's not you, it's us.  We just can't get comfortable with your data hoarding."
Let's go try on some genes!

Find the full transcript to this podcast here.