Google says it is deleting your Google Chrome Incognito private-browsing data that it should never have collected anyway. Can a zero-risk millionaire-making bot be trusted? And what countries are banned from buying your sensitive data?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown’s Thom Langford.
Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.
Hosts:
Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault
Guest:
Maria Varmazis – @thomlangford
Episode links:
- Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot – 404.
- Biden Bans Rival Nations From Buying Sensitive US Data – Good Luck – Wired.
- 6 practical reasons to use Incognito mode in your browser – USA Today.
- Brown v. Google LLC Settlement Agreement – DocumentCloud.
- Google agrees to settle $5bn lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked users – The Guardian.
- Chrome updates Incognito warning to admit Google tracks users in “private” mode – Ars Technica.
- Google changes wording for Incognito browsing in Chrome – Malwarebytes.
- The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled – Wired.
- Google Agrees to Delete ‘Incognito’ Browsing Data to Settle Class-Action Lawsuit – TIME.
- Amazon refuses to refund me £700 for iPhone 15 it didn’t deliver – Graham Cluley.
- Concorde – Lego.
- Cover song: samsung dryer no. 2 – YouTube.
- Play Drums on Samsung Washing Machine Song – YouTube.
- With samsung washing machine violinist – YouTube.
- Samsung Washing Machine Song with Piano [Franz Schubert’s “Die Forelle”] – YouTube.
- Duet for harp and dryer – YouTube.
- The Washing Machine Song – YouTube.
- SAMSUNG Washing Machine collaboration – YouTube.
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Guys and Gal, a few comments:
Firstly, your minds seem to be in the gutter this week ?!?
Next, Money-making bots; I received something like that a while back. It offered me a free download of their Beta AI software to test and at the same time make money using it to create AI generated reviews of Amazon books… All I had to do was send them $20 US ($25 CAD) to learn how to use the software.
I declined, so I can;t tell you about it :-(
Next, Incognito mode, or whatever, I have been telling friends, family, whoever will listen that Incognito mode or whatever the browser manufacturer calls it is ***nothing more than a regular browsing window that deletes cookies, cache, etc. when you Close/Exit the browser*** :eclamation .
Now I cannot be sure if other Chromium based browsers use the same code. You could try the non-goofled version if you were inclined.
Next, the Concord, aaahhh. I had the pleasure of watching its last departure from Toronto many years ago. Wished I could have actually flown on it.
Lastly Graham I am saddened regarding the loss of your phone. Would you like me to call for you?