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SN 1027: Artificial Intelligence - The Status of Encrypted Client Hello
- What the status of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH)?
- What radio technology would be best for remote inverter shutdown?
- Some DNS providers already block newly listed domains.
- Knowing when not to click a link can take true understanding.
- Why can losing a small portion of a power grid bring the rest down?
- Where are we in the "AI Hype Cycle" and is this the first?
- Speaking of hype: An AI system resorted to blackmail?
- Why are we so quick to imbue AI with awareness?
- ChatGPT's latest o3 model ignored the order to shutdown.
- Copilot may not be making Windows core code any better.
- Venice.AI is an unfiltered and unrestrained LLM
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1027-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1026: Rogue Comms Tech Found in US Power Grid - Is AI Replicating Itself?
- Chrome to actively refuse admin privileges.
- Android Messenger is getting manual key verification.
- Pwn2Own to add AI "pwning" as in-scope attack targets.
- AI has already been found to be replicating.
- Microsoft not killing off Office on Win10 after October.
- 23andMe's asset purchaser revealed.
- Many fun talking points thanks to our listeners.
- Steve's review of "Andor", season 2.
- What's been discovered inside the U.S. power grid
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1026-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1025: Secure Conversation Records Retention - FBI Says to Toss Your Old Router
- The state of Virginia passes an age-restriction law that has no chance.
- New Zealand also tries something similar, citing Australia's lead.
- A nasty Python package for Discord survived 3 years and 11K downloads.
- The FBI says it's a good idea to discard end-of-life consumer routers.
- What's in WhatsApp? Finding out was neither easy nor certain.
- The UK's Cyber Centre says AI promises to make things much worse.
- A bunch of great feedback from our great listeners, then:
- Is true end-to-end encryption possible when records must be retained?
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1025-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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SN 1024: Don't Blame Signal - The Real Story Behind the TM SGNL Breach
- Microsoft to officially abandon passwords and support their deletion.
- Meta's RayBan smart glasses weaken their privacy terms.
- 30% of Microsoft code is now being written by AI.
- Google says prying Chrome from it will damage its security.
- Nearly 1,000 six-year-old eCommerce backdoors spring to life.
- eM Client moves to version 10.3
- A bunch of terrific listener feedback creates talking points.
- A little-known, insecure message archiving service comes to light.
Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-1024-notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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