586: FaceApprehension

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Amazon grows while Netflix dwindles, Equifax pays, Hackers breach Russia’s FBI, is FaceApp giving your pics to the Russians? and much more.

 

Headlines

FTC issues (aforementioned on this show) $5B fine against Facebook Amazon now fastest-growing music service, outpacing Apple & Spotify Netflix is losing beloved shows, subscribers, and confidence

Audible Book of the Week

Apollo 11: The Inside Story by David Whitehouse Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown

Music Break: Glenn's Flight from 'The Right Stuff'  by Bill Conti

Hot Topics

Equifax to pay $700m for breach that exposed 147 million Americans’ data Hackers expose Russian intelligence agency's secret internet projects in 'the largest data leak' the group has ever faced Panic over Russian company’s FaceApp is a sign of new distrust of the Internet Probably don’t download FaceApp but also definitely don’t panic about it

Music Break: The Times They Are a-Changin'  by Bob Dylan

Final Word

Photographers, Instagrammers: Stop Being So D*mn Selfish and Disrespectful

The Drill Down Videos of the Week

Comic-Con Trailer For HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Series Doesn’t Do Lollipops and Rainbows

Supercar Blondie - Groupe Renault Trezor

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all.

Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.