Minnov8 Gang 247 – NSA: Hacking iPhones from the Beginning

The Gang discusses the top stories of the past week including the National Security Agency (NSA) having a nearly complete “backdoor” to the iPhone!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson (Graeme Thickins is off).
Music: Wings of Sunshine  Artist: Marius Kahan. Brought to us by Music Alley.

The Podcast

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Discussed During the Show

Minnesota Stories

• Target’s Troubles Continue:
  • Target confirms some shoppers’ gift cards were not properly activated
  • Target data breach creates social media buzz
  • Target’s Worst PR Nightmare: 7 Lessons From Target’s Well-Meant But Flawed Crisis Response
• Dan Carr, champion of innovation, is leaving The Collaborative
• Holiday retail winners and losers
  • About Barnes & Noble
• Best Buy launches Life & Tech magazine
• Transition for the Nerdery complicated by history 
• MN Cos. Show Off Tech At Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
  • List of MN companies exhibiting at CES
  • Canopy press release

Other Stories

• The NSA has nearly complete backdoor access to Apple’s iPhone
• Scoble says Google Glass is doomed
  • Scoble on TNT talking about Google Glass
• Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg launch ‘Re/code’
  • Re/code site
  • Wall Street Journal Introduces WSJ|D 
• Quartz: 2013 was a lost year for tech 
  • Om Malik: Dear Quartz, maybe it’s you that needs new glasses and a map
• Dayton letter blasts IBM for MNsure website failings
• The $38 Android Tablet Is Coming to the U.S.
• IKEA Hackers

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