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Podcast References:

US education software company exposed personal data of 1.2M students -

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/22/smarterselect-exposed-millions-student-data/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACvzO1YSdT3sDyR-K2P4OupoYD5B5rHHdXsJoF_QM931lQfqAHSJ72YpbY-SUGLWwj1luidAu30iHO-nxQ-VQYaUuvQFJifGZHaLpQI2Td3_ceUPdo1n_79Y8rhTeCwNsAfKnsH6jcuyIL1rPsuzFvASkoH2Gooc70otTYhbRfkR

U.S. lawmakers call for privacy legislation after Reuters report on Amazon lobbying -

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-call-privacy-legislation-after-reuters-report-amazon-lobbying-2021-11-22/

Chat control: The latest EU plans to outlaw encryption and introduce telecommunications surveillance -

https://mailbox.org/en/post/chat-control-the-latest-eu-plans-to-outlaw-encryption-and-introduce-telecommunications-surveillance?nl

This Software Could be Spying on NYC Students - https://www.nyclu.org/en/news/software-could-be-spying-nyc-students

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 23, 2025