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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

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The Federal Trade Commission in the United States, banned an app called SpyPhone, and its CEO Scott Zuckerman, from operating in the surveillance industry. It says that spy phones sold real time access to that information, which could have enabled domestic abusers and stalkers to track their targets. But what about IoT devices?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

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For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. It's estimated that within the first year, over half the homes in the United States had spark meters installed. During a harsh winter storm, the state of Texas experienced massive blackouts.