Lydia Shompole

S3E6 – Randonautica – The Quest for Excitement

This week we are going to do a quick dive into Randonautica. 10 years ago, none of us would have ever thought there would come a day where we would be on a government recommended lockdown. Stuck in our homes, and a little afraid to venture out into the world. When 2020 rolled around, this soon became the reality we lived in. During this first year, an app started popping up over socials. Randonautica. An app that aimed to fill the need for adventure and exploration. Let’s jump right in.

S3E4 - iBuying – Zillow, Opendoor & You

This week we are going to do a deep dive into iBuying. By now I’m sure most of you have seen those ads that show how beautiful your dream house is and how easy homebuying will be. Through iBuying, all you’ll have to do is create and account, browse for or list a home, enter some key information and within days, you have a new house or have just sold your current house.

S3E3 – Parabiosis – The Fountain of Youth or a scam

Have you ever wondered how to reverse aging? We all grow old and as time passes, our bodies are become more and more susceptible to age related diseases. A deep dive into the problem of aging, and the companies hoping to find a solution and the investors like Peter Thiel & Jeff Bezos who are funding their work.

S3E2 – Data Brokers – Not so Anonymous

This week we are going to do a deep dive into data brokers. Lets discuss how information brokers collect, buy, sell and use your data and activity. Let’s jump right in!. An article from 2020 on WebFx.com which stated that “Today, there are over 4,000 data brokering companies worldwide. Acxiom, one of the largest, has 23,000 servers collecting & analyzing consumer data, Data for 500 million consumers worldwide, and up to 3,000 data points per person – and that’s just one company.”

S3E1 - Working Remotely - Yes, Your Boss Can See That

This week we are going to do a deep dive into working remotely. How society is handling the transition, what your employer can see with monitoring programs, the consequences and uses for this data collected and, how you can work a little smarter. Over the past year and a half, a large number of us have become comfortable with this new reality. Some of us are now unemployed, while others are adjusting to a life where we work from our homes. Pre covid, most of us made the daily commute clocked in to work and knew that while we were in the office, anyone could walk by and see whether you were working or not. Our productivity was easily monitored because we were all physically in the office.

S2E7 - Coronavirus - Tracking You & Cyber Espionage

This week we’ll be doing a deep dive into the tech side of Coronavirus specifically how companies and governments are using apps to track, monitor & assist with slowing down the spread of the virus also known as COVID-19. As well as the recent claims that China is using cyber espionage to collect the research that governments are doing about this virus.

Lets take a look into apps that specifically track the spread of COVID-19. When it comes to our behavior and the places we go, it’s safe to say that over the past few years it has become much harder for us to keep this kind of information private. When we drive from our house to a new store, or friends house we use our cell phone to give us turn by turn directions.

S2E6 - Coronavirus - Ride Sharing & Tracking The Spread

This week we’ll be doing a deep dive into the tech side of Coronavirus specifically how companies and governments are using apps to track, monitor & assist with slowing down the spread of the virus also known as COVID-19. As well as the recent claims that China is using cyber espionage to collect the research that governments are doing about this virus.

S2E5 - Replika - Your Chatbot Best Friend

This week we’ll be doing a deep dive into Chatbots, specifically a few that have been growing in popularity.

Chatbots have been around for quite some time, the first one was developed by a professor at MIT in the 1960’s.

He (Joseph Weizenbaum) named it ELIZA, his goal was to create a program that would use pattern matching and substitution methodology to simulate a conversation.

Initially the programs design essentially mimicked basic human conversation. ELIZA would pass words that an individual entered into the computer, and then it would pair it with a list of scripted responses that best fit the entered text.

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S2E4 - Cameras – United & American Airlines

The note says “Cameras - United, American – That’s just creepy.”

It only took a few moments for this note to remind me exactly what I was thinking about at that time.

Now, back in the first few months of 2019 a bunch of articles came out about these two airlines and possibly a few others (including Singapore Airlines).

Apparently one passenger noticed that on the seatback entertainment system, there was a small camera looking back at them.

In an article on Market Watch they explained that, “A passenger on a Singapore flight posted a photo of the seat-back display last week, and the tweet was shared several hundred times and drew media notice.”

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S2E3 - Cyber Attacks, Swatting & Gang-Stalking

This week we are going to do a deep dive into cyber warfare, the gang stalking cult, swatting. Most of you may have heard about cyber warfare or swatting, maybe just a vague mention in an article or video somewhere on the world wide web.

Over the last decade or so, this understanding and definitions of what Cyber warfare is, has grown in its range to include so many types of crimes that its astounding.

Recently, two amazing individuals sent me a request on Instagram & Twitter to cover both swatting and gang stalking *A quick thank you to both of you! I truly appreciate the requests! *

After looking a bit more into both Swatting & Gang Stalking, I decided to combine them all into one episode since they can both be placed under into the Cyber warfare group which I was planning on covering this season.

S2E2 - My Cookies, My Cookies Not My Cookies - Website Tracking

Feel free to send me a message if you have something specific you want me to cover this season. Or you can leave me a voicemail at ‪(503) 395-8030 if you have a creepy tech story you’d like shared on the next episode.

This week we are going to do a deep dive into website cookies, what they are, how we use them and the way they are changing our understanding of free will, privacy and how we behave as human beings.

Let’s jump right in!

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S2E1 - Mobile Gaming & You - How Deep Are They Looking

Now, this week we are going to do a deep dive into mobile gaming apps, what they are, how we use them and the way it’s changing our understanding of what it me ans to have free will, privacy and how we behave as human beings.

Let’s jump right in!

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S1E1 - The Problem With 23 & Me

Genetic testing services have been popping up everywhere over the last decade. Due to the internet their accessibility and affordability has influenced countless individuals to want to know not only where they come from, but also how their DNA can tell them what risks to watch out for. But do the pros outweigh the cons? Join us this week as we deep dive into the complex world of genetic testing and the biggest player out there; 23 and Me.

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S1E0 - Introduction

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Season 1 Coming soon

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