TWiT 766: Zoom, But Use Protection




This Week in Tech (MP3) show

Summary: <p>Apple+Google COVID tracking app, 5G towers burning, Zoom tips</p> <p>Get Glycerin Melt at <a href="https://amzn.to/2JX9Ujt" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2JX9Ujt</a> via affiliate link!</p><ul> <li> 5G towers are being burned in England and the Netherlands to stop coronavirus. We have officially hit maximum techno panic.</li> <li> Apple and Google are building a coronavirus phone tracking app. Do you want a cyberpunk dystopia? Because this is how you get a cyberpunk dystopia!</li> <li> Zoom is the best option for group video chat, but only if you use it right, and only if you don't need perfect privacy.</li> <li> We show all the free TV shows you can watch online.</li> <li> What we are doing in quarantine: soap making, Half-Life Alyx, Castlevania, start your own video channel</li> <li> Smart toilet recognizes your butt and scans your poop for diseases</li> <li> Jack Dorsey donates $1 billion to Coronavirus research, with full transparency</li> <li> Apple displays COVID testing locations and launches Today at Apple at Home</li> <li> Why Apple stopped charging Amazon Prime Video the 30% "Apple Tax"</li> <li> Amazon workers are terrified to go to work, but at least they have a job</li> <li> Travelex paid 285 bitcoin to ransomware hackers - watch out for COVID Phishing</li> <li> Quibi has 300 Million installs in its first week, while Tik Tok crosses 1 Billion</li> <li> Distance learning: school attendance is at 50%</li> <li> Passover Seder on Zoom</li> <li> Leo is back on Facebook</li> <li> John Conway, creator of Conway's Game of Life has passed due to coronavirus</li> </ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Georgia_Dow" target="_blank">Georgia Dow</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/rene-ritchie">Rene Ritchie</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ohdoctah" target="_blank">Owen JJ Stone</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://molekule.com">Molekule.com promo code TWIT10</a></li> <li><a href="http://casper.com/twit1">casper.com/twit1 - promo code: TWIT1</a></li> <li><a href="http://WWT.COM/TWIT">WWT.COM/TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://eero.com/twit">eero.com/twit code TWIT</a></li> </ul>