This week we discuss the NSA privacy violations in virtual worlds, on the web and through mobile, using Bitcoins for luxury items, and more!
This week’s topics include:
- Spies Infiltrate a Fantasy Realm of Online Games
- Why Cory Ondrejka (Probably) Told the NSA of Second Life
- NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
- Location Tracking: A Pervasive Problem in Modern Technology
- Study Finds More Drugs in Our Drinking Water Than Anybody Knew
- Man Buys Tesla Model S With Bitcoin
- Someone Bought A $200,000 Lamborghini Using Bitcoin
- Virgin Galactic Now Accepting Bitcoins for Space Travel
- Xbox One Sells 2 Million Consoles in 18 Days
- Glitch in the Afterlife
- Facebook Moves Forward With Big Plans for Artificial Intelligence
Guests:
Karl Stiefvater (Qarl Fizz, formerly Qarl Linden) is visual effects artist, software developer, and interactive designer extraordinaire.
William Reed Seal-Foss is a 3D artist and virtual world content creator.
Thank you to our sponsors – Botgirl’s Digital Playground, AngelRED Couture, Kahruvel Design and Virtual Vision 2020
