368: Living in a Tin Foil Hat World
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Security and data privacy is a growing concern in our society. David and Katie put on our tin foil hats for this episode and discuss some of the best practices that can be implemented today for protecting your data from prying eyes.

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Links and Show Notes:

Note: This episode was recorded before the recent "Vault 7" leak. We will cover that topic in the MPU+ show in two weeks.

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Install Google Authenticator - Accounts Help)

Two-Factor Authentication • Authy)

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How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | WIRED)

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Mail for Mac: Sign or encrypt messages for increased security)

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Apple logs every iPhone user’s text message contacts, new leak claims – BGR)

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IP Vanish - VPN Service Provider with Fast, Secure VPN Access)

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