Minnov8 Gang 292 – You Need a ‘Cone of Silence’

As you’ll hear about in the podcast in ‘Steve’s Security Tip of the Week’, now anyone can listen in on your mobile phone calls. Reminded us of the 1960s spy show Get Smart and how we need their Cone of Silence (video)!

Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson.
Music: Xmas Blues by Boo Boo Davis. Brought to us by the podsafe Music Alley.

The Podcast

Story Links

Past Week’s Biggest MN Stories

• BuzzFeed buys developer to focus on building native apps
  • Local app developer Hyper IQ acquired by BuzzFeed
  • BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti: ‘It’s not just a site, it’s a whole process’
• Minneapolis gets Bloomberg ‘innovation team’ grants
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards Minneapolis Innovation Team Grant
• The Nerdery to Grow Engineers & Developers
• Displaced Minneapolis Microsoft Developers Find a New Home
• Target CEO makes leadership changes to emphasize innovation, digital
  • SPS Commerce’ Omnichannel – A Big Vision
• Selling the cold, Minnesota’s tech community welcomes data centers
• Twin Cities developer creates ‘shortwave radio’ app for world news

 Past Week’s Other Big Stories

• President Obama Slams Sony for Canceling “The Interview”; Sony Blames Theater Owners
  • FBI Blames North Korea for Sony Cyberattack
• More than 1 million credit cards may have been compromised in Staples hack
• Report: Mysterious Russian Malware Is Infecting 100,000+ WordPress Sites
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• Facebook’s Popularity Among Teens Dips Again
• Minecraft Creator Buys Beverly Hills Home for $70 Million
• isoHunt now lets anyone launch their own version of The Pirate Bay
  • The Open Bay

Steve’s Security Tip of the Week

• Tip: If you’re a business user who wants to ensure your voice calls are secure, an activist in a country with an oppressive government, or just someone who’d prefer to keep their communications private, you should consider encrypting your mobile voice calls, end-to-end, for privacy and security.
  • Why do it? German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls
  • Minnov8 post: Why Encrypt Your Voice Calls End-to-End?

 

Cool Thing of the Week

• Phil: BuzzFeed. Seriously…Audi’s 150MPH self-driving RS 7, the anti-Google car
• Tim: Neat Ice Kit – Studio Neat
• Graeme: Kickstarter project: The Key Caddy
• Steve: NASA Emails Socket Wrench to Astronauts to be printed with 3D printer

Upcoming Events

• Educelerate Twin Cities Demo2, January 14, 2015
• Date Night: How Data Science Leads to “I do”, February 3, 2015  (tickets)
• Mobile March, March 26th, 2015
• IoT Fuse (Internet of Things event) in early April, 2015
• Twin Cities TechPulse 2015 – April 21, 2015