Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Ads on the web are beyond annoying - they are actually a threat to your privacy and sometimes even your security. Ads pay for a lot of the "free" web content we consume, but until ad networks stop tracking us and selling ad space to phishing and malware groups, we need tools to block them. Today I'll give you two solid options for doing so. In the news: Australian man charged for WiFi scam on flights; Airbnb reveals 35,000 complaints about hidden cameras; Linksys routers expose WiFi credentials; a massive new hacker list contains 10 billion unique passwords; a new AT&T call and text records data breach; Signal gets flak for response to storing encryption keys in the clear; Mozilla launches "privacy-preserving" ad attribution system (on by default); Proton launches encrypted Google Docs competitor. Article Links [The Hacker News] Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/australian-man-charged-for-fake-wi-fi.html [9to5Mac] 35,000 complaints ab