In this episode Javvad and Erich discuss the death of John McAfee, a story where 2 brothers in South Africa disappear under mysterious circumstances (and along with $2.2 billion in BTC) and, Facebook calls out Apple by funding an attempt at an academic-ish paper, as they strive to protect you from the evils of monopolistic behavior (or maybe just to protect their own profits). All this and more in this episode!
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Javvad’s Interview with John McAfee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuVW63ceSQ
Stories from the show:
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison after his extradition to the US was approved:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/tech/john-mcafee-death/index.html
South African Brothers Disappear, Along With $2.2 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilymason/2021/06/23/south-african-brothers-disappear-along-with-22-billion-worth-of-bitcoin/?sh=4dbd6a3a1a60
Facebook vs. Apple: Here’s what you need to know about their privacy feud:
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-vs-apple-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-their-privacy-feud/
The paper that was published:
Harming Competition and Consumers under the Guise of Protecting Privacy: An Analysis of Apple’s iOS 14 Policy Updates:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3852744