Why does Malware keeps getting on the Snap Store?
409This week, we have a ton of AI news to cover, updates on potential cryptocurrency regulation, and we deep dive into the Snapcraft malware crisis in this week's Linux and tech news.
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❯ Vending Machines that spy on you: https://mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mathNEWS-154-3.pdf#page=6
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❯ Google's embarrassingly bad at naming stuff: https://twitter.com/sachasayan/status/1760830806589575223
❯ US EIA Surveying Crypto Miners: https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press550.php
❯ The Snapcraft Malware Debacle: https://popey.com/blog/2024/02/exodus-bitcoin-wallet-490k-swindle/
❯ Mark Shuttleworth weighs in: https://popey.com/blog/2024/02/exodus-bitcoin-wallet-follow-up/
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-- Chapters --
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Vending Machines are spying on us all
02:21 - Google renames Bard to Gemini in, and it's embarrassing
04:08 - US gov't issues mandatory survey for cryptocurrency miners
05:11 - Ubuntu's Snap repo featured malicious crypto wallet
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