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Happy December Boss!

Thank you Boss! Last month we accidentally started a text adventure with everyone at the Master level. This month we'll try our hand at chess.

Even if you're not at the Master level there's lots of good fun to be had. Here's the things you need to know to get your just rewards.

Depending on which tier you're on you can get DTNS or Good Day Internet (at higher tiers you can even get both) in a special RSS feed through Patreon.

Good Day Internet is a whole other show wrapp...

US Postal Service Slow Security Delivery - Threatwire CrossPost

By Shannon Morse, ThreatWire 

How long should it take a company to fix a security issue after a researcher has disclosed it to them? In the case of USPS, it took them over a year to fix a pretty serious problem, and it was only fixed after KrebsOnSecurity owner Brian Krebs contacted them this month. The issue was on the USPS.com website, and ...

Week in Review for the Week of November 19, 2018 - DTH

iPhone production cuts, Amazon looking at Fox's regional sports networks, and Google's EU ad policy: A review of the biggest tech headlines from the week of November 19, 2018.

Google Unveils New EU Political Ad Policy - DTH

Google’s new EU political ad policy, the US campaigns against Huawei telecom equipment, and Apple reportedly resumes production of the iPhone X. 

Beijing to Launch Citywide Social Credit System - DTH

Amazon partially reopens the global store in Australia, Beijing plans social credit system by 2021, and Google Duplex starts rolling out to the public.

Be Part of 2018 - Listener Co-Host Show!

Seasons Greetings! We're planning our end of year Listener Co-Host Show.  

This is the annual episode where we invite 3 of our listeners to appear alongside us on a DTNS episode that will run during Christmas week. We'll ask you questions about your relationship with technology and take questions that you might have for us regarding the field of tech.

If you want to participate, email us at feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com with "2018 Co-Host Show" in the Subject Line. Tell us why you ...

Patron-only Merch Discount

Pssst - Our fearless merch man Dave is adding two holiday bundles in the store—one contains classic logo shirt and mug plus a hat, the other contains new logo shirt and mug plus a hat.  Price for all three items on their own is $60, bundle will be $10 off at $50  Bundles will go live midnight Thursday

We will also will have two discount codes active starting at midnight Thursday until Midnight Monday. I mentioned one on the show yesterday BUT 

For Patrons, the code TOMTU...

Hack an ATM in 20 minutes - Threatwire Crosspost

By Shannon Morse from Threatwire 

Positive Technologies, a security company offering vulnerability assessment, compliance management, and threat analysis solutions, did an analysis of many different types of ATMs and found that most of them could be hacked in less than 20 minutes, some in very quick and painless attacks.

Their sample for testing consisted of 26 different ATMs, manufactured by NCR, Diebold Ni...

THANK YOU PATRONS!

Y'all rock.

DTNS Patreon Hangout

Join the DTNS gang as we talk about updates to the show and Patreon levels.

Watch it in video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kri5U4RCKnI

DTNS Patreon Hangout

Join the DTNS gang as we talk about updates to the show and Patreon levels. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kri5U4RCKnI

Get Just DTNS Through Your Patreon Feed

Patreon now supports multiple tiers at the same dollar amount.

What that means for you is without changing the amount you give, you can decide to get a Patreon RSS feed with just DTNS or Just GDI (as well as whatever bonus audio you may get at your level)

Right now almost everyone is signed up for Good Day Internet. If you'd like to change that, sign up for the DTNS tier. You can make the adjustments  in your Patreon settings.

2018-11-14 18:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post

DJI Drone Security Hole Patched - Threatwire Cross-post

By Shannon Morse

In a recently publicized report, security firm Check Point disclosed a major vulnerability in DJI’s online cloud platform, which could disclose account data, including visuals, to an attacker. The vulnerability could let an attacker access private photos and videos from drone flights, if a user had synced them with DJI’s cloud servers, user account information, flight logs including location data, and even real-time data including drone location, drone microphone and a liv...

E-Trucks - GDI 3407 (FULL)

DTNS Begins at 14:30

Sarah gets truck advice, Sarah bought a microwave, Tom has a new purchase! and on DTNS We talk to CNET's Roadshow's Tim Stevens about the state of Electric Trucks. Where they're at now and where they will be down the road. 

China's Max Headroom - GDI 3406

DTNS Begins at 21:15

The last time we golfed, The importance of butter in a sandwich, and on DTNS: World's first AI newscaster makes it debut with Chinese state broadcaster Xinhua News Agency. We debate is performance and decide if its something human news anchors need to be worried about. 

November DTNS Update

November is upon us and we are ready to roll into the holiday season and the CES that looms beyond it.

TOM'S NOTE

BIG NEWS this month is the launch of a new Patreon function that lets you pick different tiers at the same dollar amount This will let us offer Patreon RSS feeds for both Good Day Internet and JUST Daily Tech News Show. That's why this monthly update is a tiny bit later than usual. 

I was hoping it would be available for me to use Nov. 7...

DTNS Update Hangout Next Wed. Mark Your Calendars!

Come join our DTNS Hangout where we'll give you details on updates to the show.  Keep an eye out for a link Wednesday Nov 14th around 3:30pm (Pacific). 

GDI - 3405 - Walk This Way

DTNS Begins at: 14:50

Sarah's 2 Live Crew story, and on DTNS: China is deploying surveillance software that recognizes people by the way they walk and their body shape. How will this shape security and privacy of the masses in years to come? 

MVGB 3 - Slow Paced Cowboys

In this episode, we discuss:

Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Call of Duty Black Ops IIII

The games of November

Console manufacturers results (and more)

The Diablo series comes to mobile

With Patrick Beja (@NotPatrick) and Scott Johnson (@ScottJohnson).

GDI - 3404 - The Young and the Restful

DTNS Begins at: 14:45

We talk a lot about the act of voting, soap operas, and mimes. More about voting though, and on DTNS: An Oxford study has cast doubt on the effects of screen time and children's sleep behavior. What does this mean for parents, educators and kids?

GDI - 3403 - Self-licking Ice Cream Cone (FULL)

DTNS Begins at: 15:45

Naming names, the CISO niche,  and on DTNS: The reviews for Apple's iPad Pro are in. We discuss what the tech reviews found right and wrong with Apple's latest tablet. Plus Blizzard announces a new mobile version of Diablo, LG is developing a smart shopping cart and Intel unveils its latest Xeon processors.

DTNS Bonus - Patrecon

Sarah, Tom and special guest Veronica Belmont talk about what they're learning at Patrecon.

GDI 3402 - An Instagram Story About Ads (FULL)

DTNS Starts at 13:17

We talk about Patreon and what they can do help creators manage their feeds and patrons. Plus Andrew has a hot take on future of Snapchat!

GDI 3401 - WhatsAds (FULL)

DTNS Begins at: 16:00

Some love for GDI from the audience, bird doctor stories,  and on DTNS: Apple is in talks with iHeartRadio, Sonos is delaying Google Assistant support until 2019, the US slips one point down in the latest Internet Freedom ranking and Flickr is rescinding 1TB of photo storage to free users. 

THANK YOU Associate Producers

Well we missed our goal of one patron more last month! But it's not Kevin's fault. He was the last person to pledge in October. Yay Kevin! 

Still, we hope everyone who supports us finds membership in the DTNS community rewarding. 

If you didn't already know, we do a weekly post featuring a column from Sarah, Roger or Tom. Keep an eye out for it here or in your email!

And for those of you using Resilio to access the treasure chest. Here is the new link!

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Rey knows, You're the Best!

Thank you Boss! Here's all the things you need to know to get your. just rewards.

First, if you weren't aware, there's a whole other show wrapped around Daily Tech News Show called Good Day Internet. It's us getting ready for DTNS or finishing up the publishing while talking about food, pets and more.

You can add Good Day Internet to your podcast app. Here's how to get the RSS feed - 2018-11-01 15:34:44 +0000 UTC View Post

DTNS LABS - Rob Reid

Author, podcaster and optimist Rob Reid tells why we need to start worrying now about the destruction of Earth by AI, SynthBio and other tech, so we can all take advantage of its great benefits.

GDI 3400 – Ask Notch What Your Phone Can Do for You? (FULL)

DTNS Begins at: 15:01

Holidays around the world, cube watermelons, Hot Topic, Disneyland without kids, and on DTNS: We discuss the notchiness of latest generation smartphones and what's to love and hate about the design in everyday use.

DTNS 3399 - I USB-C What You Did There Apple

DTNS Begins at: 17:00

Who's pre-ordering what Apple stuff, and on DTNS: Apple has announced a new iPad that's faster, lighter, and more capable than previous models. Plus they unveiled the long-awaited update to the Mac Mini and MacBook Air.

Break DRM Legally - ThreatWire Cross

As of October 28th, consumers can now legally bypass DRM protections to repair or maintain their tech devices. According to a new ruling by the US Copyright Office, and as a part of the exemptions for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA for short), owners and professional repair people can now bypass digital rights management protections for specific reasons like repairs, jailbreaking, unlocking your device from a carrier network, accessibility, or education. Devices under this exemption ...