Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears

A hospital gets hacked because of an ex-employee's grudge, robocalls are on the rise, and we share a scary story about the future of facial recognition.

All this and much much 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 Michael Hucks.

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Special Guest: Michael Hucks.

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• YOU Season 2 Trailer — YouTube.
• Hospital administrator sacked for using NHS computer to download over 10,000 records is spared jail — Daily Mail.
• Robocalls: Americans got 58.5 billion in 2019, up 22% from last year — USA Today.
• Microsoft and Google just can't agree on proposed ban on facial recognition — ZDNet.
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• The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It — New York Times.
• Clearview FAQ (PDF).
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• She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement — Amazon.com.
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