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SN 1013: Chrome Web Store is a mess - Apple Encryption in the UK, Texas Vs. DeepSeek

2025/2/19
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  • US lawmakers respond to the UK's outrageous demand about Apple's encryption.

  • What, exactly, is a "backdoor", and can a "backdoor" NOT be secret?

  • Highlights from last week's Windows' Patch Tuesday.

  • A look into RansomHub: The latest king of the Ransomware hill.

  • "TOAD": Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery.

  • The state of Texas -versus- DeepSeek.

  • Disabling Apple's "Restricted Mode".

  • Where did I put that $800 million in Bitcoin?

  • A Sci-Fi author update.

  • And a deep dive into the misoperation of Chrome's critically important Web Extension Store

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1013-Notes.pdf)

Hosts: Steve Gibson) and Leo Laporte)

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