Smashing Security podcast #078: Hounds hunt hackers, too-human Google AI, and ethnic recognition tech – WTF?

Dogs are trained to sniff out hackers’ hard drives, facial recognition takes an ugly turn, and do you trust Google to book your hair appointment?

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by investigative journalist Geoff White.

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Guest:

Geoff White – @geoffwhite247

Show notes:

• See Smashing Security LIVE!
• K-9 Helps Concord Cops Nab Student Hacker Who Upped Grades
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off – hacking the computer -YouTube
• Police Use Dog To Find Memory And Hard Drives In Search
• Dog Can Sniff Out Hidden Cellphones, Thumb Drives and More
• Facial Recognition and “ethnicity”
• Facial scans to identify bad Elvises at Porthcawl festival
• Masked Anonymous Protesters Aid Time Warner’s Profits
• Google Duplex: A.I. Assistant Calls Local Businesses To Make Appointments – YouTube
• New Siri update – EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW – YouTube
• Will Robots Take My Job?
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
• Signal
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)
• Support us on Patreon!

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Graham Cluley •   @gcluley

Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, on Mastodon at @[email protected], or drop him an email.