Introductions, Sponsor Thanks, and Discussion Topics

Don't minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?

All this and 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 technology journalist Jane Wakefield.

Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Push Security founder and CEO Adam Bateman.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Episode links:

• XtraVue Trailer demo - YouTube.
• Nvidia sued after video call mistake showed 'stolen' data - BBC News.
• Valeo v. Nvidia complaint - DocumentCloud.
• Fake BBC news article using Jane Wakefield’s name - Twitter.
• Report a fraudulent webpage to Google Safe Browsing - Google.
• Meta's EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge - Yahoo!
• Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users - TechCrunch.
• Meta’s EU ad-free subscription faces early privacy challenge - TechCrunch.
• Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe - Facebook. 
• noyb files GDPR complaint against Meta over “Pay or Okay”  - NOYB. 
• Big Mac index 2023 - Statista.
• Euro aea wages 2023 - Take-profit.org.
• Boat Story review - The Guardian.
• GlasgowGPT - the world's first Scottish artificial intelligence chatbot.
• Gergely Orosz uncovers fake female speakers at a tech conference - Twitter. 
• Eliza-May Austin shares her experiences of being invited to speak at tech conferences - LinkedIn. 
• Boat Story - BBC iPlayer.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

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