Summary: We have to talk about privacy issues and invasion of privacy way too much these days, as it happens all the time now. Recently it came out that contractors working for Microsoft listened to audio of Xbox users in order to improve the consoles voice commands. Not only did they listen to audio, it was sometimes recorded. Talk about an invasion of privacy! THIS WEEK’s FAST FIVE > Facebook privacy “change” is kind of a shell game > VMWare makes two significant acquisitions in one day, in advance of VMWorld Event > Qualcomm gets a stay of execution > Amazon is changing it up with return process > Oracle sues Oracle, or something like that This week's Tech Bites Winner: Apple has issues, lots and lots of issues Our Crystal Ball: What is going to happen with all these privacy issues? How are consumers going to be protected? Can we expect Congress to act and create some type of Consumer Privacy Act? Will tech companies try and get out in front of it? It’s going to be an interesting ride. INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features Olivier Blanchard (@OABlanchard), Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer) and Ron Westfall (RonaldWestfal14). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at podcast@futurumresearch.com or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###
