cover of episode Computer Talk: Is Amazon Listening To You? (4/13/19) - Part 1

Computer Talk: Is Amazon Listening To You? (4/13/19) - Part 1

2019/4/13
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Computer Talk with TAB

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Erik and Bob take your questions. Report says Amazon employees listen to customers through Echo smart speakers. Elon Musk claims Tesla self-driving tech is "vastly ahead of everyone." Jeweler who made ring for Tesla creator Elon Musk gets locked inside his vehicle. $35,000 Tesla Model 3 gets even harder to buy. Ridgefield town official admits "a poor decision was made" after gasoline was used to set a baseball field on fire to "dry" it more quickly. A listener clarifies how the Google Voice service works. A caller who wants to set a computer up for online banking looks for system requirements. We recommend using an 8th generation Core i5 processor. We also discuss battery life and using a VPN service for this purpose. A listener wants to stream an audio signal from a band to the sound systems in two separate buildings. Another listener suggests using an audio over CAT6 Ethernet interface for this purpose. A listener asks if ProtonMail secure e-mail can be used to send unencrypted e-mail, plus we discuss the ProtonVPN service to surf the Internet more securely and privately.