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Your TV Is Spying On You

[Click here for a NotebookLM audio discussion of this topic drawn from my source material.] If you’ve been reading Bruceb News for a while, then you know that occasionally I’m compelled to tell you scary bedtime stories about why you don’t have any privacy and...

The Secret Life Of Smart TVs: Inside Badbox 2.0

[Click here for a NotebookLM audio discussion of this topic drawn from my source material.] Google and the FBI took down "Badbox 2.0" last month - ten million compromised TV streaming boxes being used by criminals. Malware on the devices connected them into a botnet...

Perplexity: From Searches To Answers

This is a love letter about my latest crush. I want you to try Perplexity when you look for information online. It’s my new best friend. It represents some important changes in the world happening right now and I want you to see them coming. You’re already seeing...

The Edge Of Annoyance: Microsoft Hijacks Outlook Links

Microsoft added a setting to Outlook to open web links in the Edge browser, even if you’ve set Chrome as your default browser. This is not a recent change. You may have already dealt with it. I still run into it when I set up new computers, and I hear about it from...

How Philip K Dick’s Estate Found A Loophole In A Shoebox

I have a limited edition of Philip K Dick’s novel In Milton Lumky Territory with the legendary author’s signature on the first page. Only 50 copies were signed and bound with the signature and the special quarter leather spine. There’s a fun story about the signature....