Octal FM episodes are concise dives into topics like talking to robots, visiting Japan, making coffee, diversity in tech and why Nintendo is awesome.
We've released 3 episodes about Security:
Sound-byte 070: WhatsApp & your data
Sound-bytes are our shorter episodes about what we’ve been up to recently. WhatsApp has been making headlines with its updated privacy policy. Jalada tells us a bit more about it, and what the future holds for privacy-focused communication.
077: Cambridge Analytica
In this episode we take a look back at the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in particular some of the details behind the underlying technology.
Further reading/watching:
- Alexander Nix at Concordia Summit discussing their tech
- The Data That Turned the World Upside Down - Motherboard/Vice
- A 2017 counterpoint: Data Firm Says ‘Secret Sauce’ Aided Trump; Many Scoff (New York Times)
- Why Your Privacy Is Worth More Than You Think - DuckDuckGo
002: How could we forget Cortana?
Jalada and Sefran discuss voice-activated home assistants. We have a chat about what they are, how they work, and where we think the technology is going in the future.
- The two main devices we talk about are Amazon Echo* and Google Home.
- We also reference Apple Siri and Google Assistant.
- For more information about why understanding speech is hard for computers, read about "AI-complete" problems.
- We almost forgot to mention Microsoft Cortana.
- Amazon Echo can be used to control Nest and Tado thermostats.
- Sefran pointed out that banks like HSBC and First Direct already use voice pattern detection.
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