Episode 242: Selling Spyware - a podcast by Noah J. Chelliah

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is warning of world in which no phone is safe from state-sponsored hackers. A new version of Plasma Mobile is out, and Valve has released a portable gaming device, running Arch with KDE!
-- During The Show --00:30 What Noah uses - Jon
SoftwareDistro - Kubuntu/Fedora
DE - KDE PlasmaTerminator/Konsole
ThunderbirdFastmail (Work)
Proton Mail (Personal)VLC/MPV
MakeMKV/BraseroQMMP MP3 Player
KeepassXC (Personal)Bitwarden (Public)
Virtual Box/KVM LibvirtAudacity
Zoom/JitsiSublime Text (Work)/EncryptPad/Joplin/VIM/Kate
Gimp (Images)/Inkscape (Graphic Design)Element/Nheko/SchildiChat (The turtle one)
OkularInstall Method - Flatpak, AppImage, Snap
PhoneWork - Galaxy S10/iPhone
Personal - Nexus 6P with LineageOSPersonal Disconnected device - Sony Xperia SailfishOSGPD Pocket on order
Play Device - PinephoneIn the Backpack (https://www.briggs-riley.com/products/at-work-large-cargo-backpack-kp436?variant=23744651132986&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhcmRou7y8QIV_2tvBB0BVQtpEAQYASABEgKzSfD_BwE)
Dual Type-C charger RavPower (https://www.ravpower.com/products/rp-pc146-120w-4-port-desktop-usb-charging-station)Apple Type-C charger
2TB External DriveSmall tool kit
Screw driverswirecutters
Flash drivesPortable Battery Pack
Netgear Nighthawk Mobile BroadbandNoise Canceling Headphones Sony WH1000xm4 (https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/headband/p/wh1000xm4-b)
Emergency KitBackup Phone (S7)
Backup WalletMinimal Viable Battle Station
* Pelican 1620* Docking station Lenovo Dock Affiliate (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M6S81CM/?tag=minddripmedia-20)
* Portable Desk* 27" 2K Display
21:15 Decentralized Tech - JayOffline First (http://offlinefirst.org)
0Data (https://0data.app/glance/)Unhosted (https://unhosted.org/apps/)
Web3IPFS
22:45 ARP vs MAC Tables - OctavioMAC Tables
Built by "MAC Learning"Snooped
Used by switches to prevent HUB behaviorUsed for switching
ARP tablesBuilt with ARP protocal
Used for routing26:45 Pick of the Week
Tauon Music Box (https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/)Drag n Drop file importing
CUE sheet supportMOD tracker
Network PlaybackFlathub (https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.taiko2k.tauonmb)
27:55 Make GoodSonoBus (https://sonobus.net/)
* High Quality, Low Latency, Peer-to-Peer Audio oever the internet* AAC-LD/AAC-HE
* New commercial boxes use OPUS codec31:30 Gadget of the Week
Omega Charger (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/omega-world-s-smallest-100w-200w-usb-c-charger/x/19545995#/)World's Smallest 100W&200W USB-C Charger
World's first 200W Gallium Nitride (GaN) chargerQuick charge 4 devices simultaneously
Estimated Shipping July 202134:00 Red Hat To expand Offerings
ZDnet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-expands-linux-offerings-for-research-and-academic-organization/)Low cost/Free RHEL for education
Conan Kudo Link (https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2021-July/077159.html)Open to Primary and Secondary Schools as well
38:20 Snowden Spyware / Mobile Phones PegasusPegasus Malware Made by the NSO Group
Access toPhotos
EmailsRecords Calls
Secretly Activate Microphones/CamerasWhatsApp Chat
GPS DataCalendar
ContactsOver 50,000 numbers suspected targets
New "zero-click" attacksTech advancing too fast for normal people to keep up
Courts have ruled FaceID/Fingerprints can be compelledGuardian (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/19/edward-snowden-calls-spyware-trade-ban-pegasus-revelations)
Jul 18th Guardian Article (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus)Amnesty Article (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/)
49:40 Plasma Mobile 21.07 ReleasedPlasma Mobile Post (https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2021/07/20/plasma-mobile-gear-21-07/)
Join the Matrix room - #plasmamobile:matrix.org52:55 Steam Deck
Steam Handheld4 core, 8 threads AMD APU
64GB, 256GB, 512GB$399-$649
Runs SteamOS (Arch+KDE+Big Picture Mode)Goal: Get every Windows Game working before launch
Tech Radar (https://www.techradar.com/how-to/pre-ordered-a-steam-deck-heres-how-to-find-out-which-games-will-run-on-it)IGN (https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-os-ui-system-software-bridges-the-gap-between-console-and-pc)
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