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    #30: Knowing Yourself

    November 16th, 2017 · 54 minutes

    Wearable tech that can make us healthier or save our lives, a potential renewal of the debate of government access to encrypted data, and how Facebook knows everything about you even if you're not on Facebook.

    Guest Starring: Leah Becerra

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    Links and Show Notes

    James on Twitter: "Never thought a stupid lil wrist computer I bought 2 years ago would save my life. Saw my ❤️ rate go up, ended up being a pulmonary embolism https://t.co/r97uRcX0En"
    Apple Watch notification helps save man's life: 'It would have been fatal' 
    Dexcom CEO talks ‘game changer’ diabetes management coming to Apple Watch | 9to5Mac
    The FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas shooter's iPhone
    Apple says it immediately contacted FBI about unlocking Texas shooter’s iPhone - The Verge
    Texas gunman’s iPhone could reignite FBI-Apple feud over encryption - The Washington Post
    Trump’s DOJ tries to rebrand weakened encryption as “responsible encryption” | Ars Technica
    Black Lives Matter activists are convinced the NYPD hacked their phones | The Outline
    TechCongress: A Congressional Innovation Fellowship
    Clipper chip - Wikipedia
    CompuServe’s forums, which still exist, are finally shutting down
    Now a shadow of its former self, CompuServe blazed trails online - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH
    How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You've Ever Met
    Why is this company tracking where you are on Thanksgiving? | The Outline
    #109 Is Facebook Spying on You? - by Gimlet Media
    Leah Becerra (@LeahBecerra) | Twitter
    renata’s eyepatch (@_jamestgreen) | Twitter