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#217: Who's Zoomin' Who?
August 22nd, 2019 · 70 minutes
Andy and Flo lament over Apple users' demonization of the green bubble, before expanding on why Google has made so many changes to its privacy policies in the last year. Then, Google's Go strategy and why YouTube has banned fighting robots.
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Intro to 15:00: Flo and Andy flex their pop culture muscles (And Andy talks about his visit to Boston's Comic Con)
15:30: Why aren't we considered Gympie-Gympie Bush influencers yet?
21:30: Why we don’t want you and your Android green bubbles in our iMessage chat
37:30: Google stops sharing info with wireless carriers over data privacy concerns
57:15: YouTube removes videos of fighting robots, citing “animal cruelty”