Is That Home Assistant Listening to Me All the Time?

Fishing fanatics find themselves in deep water, Teslas go haywire after an update, and is there actually some good news about IoT?

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Ken Munro.

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Theme tune: "Vinyl Memories" by Mikael Manvelyan.

Assorted sound effects: AudioBlocks.

Special Guest: Ken Munro.

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• Tweet by Angling Direct customer — Twitter.
• Internet-connected radio equipment and wearable radio equipment — European Commission.
• Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 — US LIbrary of Congress.
• Information privacy: connected devices — Californian senate bill.
• Tesla Full Self-Driving recall came amid increased regulatory scrutiny - The Washington Post — Washington Post.
• Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles over software communication error — Reuters.
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