EARN IT act threatens our privacy, pandemic drones, ESRB ratings, and space news- TNCS Ep 77

In this week’s episode we discuss talk video games news with the changes in ESRB ratings and Nintendo Switches sold out everywhere.  NASCAR has another driver in trouble this week for using a racial slur in an esports event.  Zoom is getting more negative news this week the announcement that 500,000 account credentials were sold online.  We give the details behind the EARN IT act and explain how it is threatening our digital privacy.  We give another PSA to stay away from Tic Tok.   

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• ESRB rating for loot boxes
  • https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-13-esrb-intros-new-label-for-loot-boxes 
• Switches sold out
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-shortages-exacerbated-by-resellers-using-auto-buying-bots?sf121086270=1&fbclid=IwAR3p_44VNWhqATHpT5ud11eRUhRBDJc7aVfYG-pkHRKoJ3n8XbNIEwdfO5M
• Animal crossing removed from Hong Kong 
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-52269671 
• The Verge: NBCUniversal officially enters the streaming wars with Peacock launch.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21220728/peacock-streaming-service-launch-date-price-comcast-xfinity-flex 
• Kyle Larson is suspended for a racial slur at an esports event
  • https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/04/13/kyle-larson-nascar-indefinitely-suspends/
• 500000 zoom account credentials lost 
  • https://www.newsweek.com/more-500000-zoom-account-credentials-being-sold-dark-web-less-penny-each-1497624 
• EARN it threatens encryption
  • https://nerdist.com/article/earn-it-act-threatens-encryption/?fbclid=IwAR0PKIV4oBANmFLa5vB7SkC76fQV2JsfVFQNUX-3DNOa9ZWC9YcT8Gfcq2I 
  • https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/congress-must-stop-graham-blumenthal-anti-security-bill
  • https://act.eff.org/action/protect-our-speech-and-security-online-reject-the-graham-blumenthal-bill 
• Anti tic tok psa
  • https://newsdaylighter.com/here-are-some-reasons-to-think-twice-about-tiktok/ 
• Pandemic drones monitor temperature 
  • https://abc7ny.com/6102905/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_TW&taid=5e9721c91eb45800018b521d 
• Yahoo Money: Jack Dorsey pledges $1 billion of his Square stake for COVID-19 relief efforts.
  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-pledges-1-billion-205342431.html 
• Mutant Enzymes improve recycling
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/g0daon/scientists_create_mutant_enzyme_that_recycles/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
• CNBC: For the first time ever, a robotic spacecraft caught an old satellite and extended its life.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/17/northrop-grumman-mev-1-spacecraft-services-intelsat-901-satellite.html 
• Star orbiting the sun
  • https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2638016069767707