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Computer Talk: Why Canada Banned 5G (1/19/19) - Part 1

2019/1/19
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Erik and Bob take your questions. The Hubble Space Telescope is back up and running after a reboot. Lawyers secure e-mail "cloud"-based system in UK goes down; will take two weeks to restore. Canada bans Huawei's 5G cellular technology--China promises repercussions. Facebook could face record breaking fine by U.S. regulators over privacy violations. Seventy-four percent of Facebook users unaware that they are being tracked, study says. A listener calls after his cell phone number is "cloned" and used for fraudulent purposes. We discuss "SIM Swapping" and how to protect yourself (if you can) from this cell phone hacking threat. A listener wonders if she should give her land line phone in favor of a "Voice over IP" (VoIP) Internet based phone solution. A listener has a problem with a Microsoft Update for remote access for business users.