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- 07 / 07 / 2021 -
Trouble with the opening, Redhackt joins the show for the first time in a decade, what he has been up to, how the old shows are a time capsule, Rob reports on the first in-person 2600 meeting in New York City, there are 13 meetings now, qualifications for the meetings that are now being held, Alex holds an event with a bunch of unvaccinated kids, Redhackt reports on the current COVID situation in California, a new Trump attempt to sue social media outlets, Alex explains the legal strategy, debating whether Twitter should be considered a common carrier, new legislation aimed at "liberal" social media, issues surrounding the consideration of Trump's Twitter account as a public square, why having politicians on Twitter isn't necessarily a good thing, a new pro-Trump social media platform gets off to a rough start, what the Gettr platform is about, hypocrisy regarding "cancel culture," progress in the right to repair movement, Kyle discusses the lack of access to car repair data in today's world, something fairly new from Negativland, some WBAI notifications.
Overtime: Welcoming Redhackt back for this week, Gila's idea for becoming part of a lawsuit, Altice is reducing upload speeds by up to 86 percent for users, why having a monopoly makes this sort of thing possible, Alex reports on the speeds he gets in Pennsylvania, Redhackt explains how this can affect download speeds as well, how fiber is virtually forbidden by law in parts of Long Island, wondering why calls aren't coming in, observations on broadband from a caller in Oregon, the annoyance of Altice EAS tests which block out every channel on a regular basis, TV channels people would like to see, Kyle and Emmanuel are on the lookout for thunder, more thoughts on the right to repair for automobiles, memories of having to get the computer in the Smart car replaced, the price of not knowing how to fix everyday devices, why backup technology is a good thing, some listener facts about hotspots, thoughts on Jitsi as an alternative to Zoom, Redhackt sees a "wild payphone," how 2600 is getting more photos of payphones than ever, Kyle explains why people are better off knowing how old technology works, memories of Emmanuel being on a satellite phone during the show.
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 07 / 14 / 2021 -
Emmanuel invites people to read excerpts from governmentattic.org that complain about TV shows among other things, the issue of racism directed at white people, an update on words that are allowed on broadcast TV and radio, how a barrage of complaints could be the same as a denial of service attack, a lieutenant colonel from the "cyberwarrior force" calls for military operations against hackers, Alex and Kyle describe the dangers in going down this road, the advantages of learning about a security problem, the assumption that foreign actors are always working with a foreign government, how the wrong reaction can actually have a detrimental effect, a key website in Russian ransomware has gone dark, a "Warzone" hack that unlocks levels and causes various reactions, the issue of escalation, the show will not be on next week, a hacker discovers a stash of child porn when compromising a computer system, discussing what the proper way of responding is, the dangers of vigilantism, end runs around due process, a series of lost audio releases will begin tomorrow.
Overtime: More on the lost audio project, how some of the releases won't be great quality, how the daily releases will work, a couple of examples of what's in store, some audio issues, a firsthand example of making things worse when trying to make them better, how to record audio directly to a hard drive, Rob explains an issue with Audacity and its conflict with the open source community, the need for software to be configurable to a user's needs, an example of an Amazon Show device being rendered useless because of configuration updates that worked in opposition to the user's needs, efforts by Amazon and Google to monitor customer sleeping patterns, wondering who's asking for this, Gila explains how she handles Alexa features, facts about sleepwalking and Gila's firsthand experience, the many implications of sleep monitoring, a call from Zap in England, plans for the London 2600 meeting, discussion of aliens, more about Alexa devices and Apple, having to buy the same thing twice, final words from everyone, more calls for sleepwalkers.
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July 14
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 07 / 28 / 2021 -
Yet more problems connecting to the radio station, the frustration of this repeated problem, Raphael Satter of Reuters joins the discussion, Emmanuel gives an update on the case of Virgil Griffith, some background information, the reason why Virgil was recently thrown into prison, the apparent fear of cryptocurrency, recalling the day that Virgil went to meet with the FBI, how the FBI misled him, an excerpt from Virgil's "Hacker Perspective" column in 2600, why Emmanuel feels responsible for getting word of this case out, a report on North Korea's advancement in the world of cryptocurrency from years ago, Raphael discusses the Pegasus spyware story, how this gets installed in phones without the user doing anything, what NSO is and how their statements contradict each other, wondering how NSO is getting away with what they're doing, the dilemma of spyware vendors, how obscure phones may be safer from this sort of thing, an incident involving a U.S. embassy and landlines from back in the 1940s, why compromising a phone today means so much more than it did in the past, the latest from Negativland.
Overtime: The link gets tweeted out at the last minute, the sobering fact that heads of state are unable to keep their phones secure, how to find out if you're being targeted, the justification for spying, the mission creep that's attached to such spying operations, a call from Rebel, memories of Chemical Bank, wondering what would have happened if the virus had been around a couple of decades ago, thoughts on payphones, Rob gives an update on 2600 meetings, Rebel is about to head to Europe, the kinds of stories that Raphael is working on, the Freedom Phone for Trump supporters and the problems it's had, a call from Australia, the story of a journalist in Australia involved in leaks, requesting CCTV footage, more revealing info on the Freedom Phone, Raphael explains what people can do if they see an incorrect news story, a live cybersecurity issue that aired at the Olympics, Gila's experience with someone else's password, Kyle and Rob express their thoughts on Virgil's case, Emmanuel offers perspective, why Virgil going to North Korea shouldn't be considered a big deal, the trial is coming up in September.
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July 28
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
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