1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Hey, hey, it's me, you know, this guy, you know, you know, me. 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:12,760 I'm Riley, ha ha! Samsung is being accused of faking moon photos 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,160 taken on Galaxy phones. Galactic consequences. 4 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:23,640 The Space Zoom feature, which was introduced with the Galaxy S20 Ultra, allows users to zoom 100 times 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,360 and take pretty impressive photos of the moon. 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,680 But Reddit, the site specializing in proving that we cannot have nice things, 7 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:38,280 had something to say about that. User iBreakPhotos took a high res moon image from the web, 8 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,400 downsized it to 170 by 170 pixels, 9 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,560 and blurred the hell out of it. Then, they displayed the image on their monitor, 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,320 turned out all their lights, and took a picture with their S23 Ultra 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,340 from across the room. The results are pretty shocking. 12 00:00:53,340 --> 00:00:57,540 No moon, then bam! That's a moon. 13 00:00:57,540 --> 00:01:02,260 Like being pantsed at summer camp. Some, such as a few LTT forum enthusiasts, 14 00:01:02,260 --> 00:01:07,660 initially dismissed this as just post-processing, but changed their minds when iBreakPhotos 15 00:01:07,660 --> 00:01:13,860 updated their original post with another test. They added another half of a moon to the full moon image, 16 00:01:13,860 --> 00:01:17,580 and only the full moon's detail was increased. 17 00:01:17,580 --> 00:01:22,340 Either Samsung is adding extra detail from a database of high res moon images, 18 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:26,420 or, and hear me out here, okay, it's aliens. 19 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:31,660 It's not a natural satellite. I have another question. Why do we care whether our phones can take, 20 00:01:31,660 --> 00:01:36,820 like if you take a picture of the moon, it's like, congrats. There's, there's so many pictures of the moon. 21 00:01:36,820 --> 00:01:40,100 Why do you need a picture on your phone? That's mine. 22 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,820 Because the man comes around, he gives you a little medal. Pins to your chest. 23 00:01:43,820 --> 00:01:47,500 He's the moon man. Hey, that's a pretty good picture. Here you go. 24 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:51,300 Thanks, moon man. Many people's dead relatives have been found 25 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:53,620 on a facial recognition website. 26 00:01:54,620 --> 00:01:58,340 Would you say? Pim eyes, a site that allows users 27 00:01:58,340 --> 00:02:01,660 to search for images of themselves, has apparently been scraping photos 28 00:02:01,660 --> 00:02:06,180 from ancestry and obituary websites without the consent of the deceased, 29 00:02:06,180 --> 00:02:10,420 since scientists haven't had much luck on that app for seances yet. 30 00:02:10,420 --> 00:02:13,860 They also didn't ask relatives. We've totally forgot about that. 31 00:02:13,860 --> 00:02:17,060 Now, this is extra sketchy because photos of dead people 32 00:02:17,060 --> 00:02:20,260 could be used to identify their living relatives, 33 00:02:20,260 --> 00:02:24,900 who may or may not want to be found by their second cousin, who's still angry about losing the tug of war 34 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:29,860 with the family reunion. That is very specific. This isn't the company's only controversy either. 35 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:35,380 Last year, former Apple employee, Cher Scarlet pointed out that though PimEye's claims 36 00:02:35,380 --> 00:02:40,060 to scrape porn sites in the name of helping users take down revenge porn, 37 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:43,780 anyone could upload the face of a victim of revenge porn 38 00:02:43,780 --> 00:02:49,500 and find that porn. And at that time, the service was also charging users $80 a month 39 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:53,820 for the privilege of opting out of appearing in its search results. 40 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:58,380 Fortunately, it is now totally free to opt out of this face search service 41 00:02:58,380 --> 00:03:02,860 you've never heard of by going to its website, which you have probably also never heard of. 42 00:03:02,860 --> 00:03:07,460 Anyway, back to dead people. It turns out that PimEye's has now been scraping images 43 00:03:07,460 --> 00:03:12,580 of the deceased from sites like Ancestry.com and a cemetery directory owned by Ancestry 44 00:03:12,580 --> 00:03:17,140 called Find a Grave. Though, since Ancestry's terms and conditions 45 00:03:17,140 --> 00:03:24,480 expressly forbid scraping data from the site, including photos, PimEye's may need to find a lawyer. 46 00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:30,620 That was my name. Before they get put in a grave. 47 00:03:32,140 --> 00:03:37,260 That's vigilante justice is a crime rally. Not by me, I just look at these arms. 48 00:03:37,260 --> 00:03:43,140 And an online mental health care company has been sharing private patient data with advertisers. 49 00:03:43,140 --> 00:03:48,380 Now, to be clear, this story is about the telehealth company Cerebral, Not BetterHelp, 50 00:03:48,420 --> 00:03:53,900 which is an online mental health care company that has been sharing private patient data with advertisers. 51 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:58,060 Now, I can see why some of you may be confused. Both companies offer online appointments 52 00:03:58,060 --> 00:04:03,420 with therapists by phone or video and both leaked email addresses, IP addresses, 53 00:04:03,420 --> 00:04:07,820 and the health status and histories of millions of users to add platforms like Meta. 54 00:04:07,820 --> 00:04:11,740 So that should clarify things. The key difference between the two companies 55 00:04:11,740 --> 00:04:15,460 is that Cerebral actually admitted to it. 56 00:04:15,460 --> 00:04:20,100 Two months after they found out. Unfortunately, Cerebral claims that they disabled, 57 00:04:20,100 --> 00:04:23,540 reconfigured, and or removed any tracking technologies 58 00:04:23,540 --> 00:04:26,620 on their platform to prevent future data sharing. 59 00:04:26,620 --> 00:04:31,380 Though hopefully they were quicker at that than admitting they shared incredibly sensitive 60 00:04:31,380 --> 00:04:35,500 personal and or medical information with companies like Meta and Google. 61 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:39,180 Especially since this sort of breach is exactly the type of fear someone 62 00:04:39,180 --> 00:04:45,020 actively being treated for anxiety might have. That's more like much worse help. 63 00:04:45,020 --> 00:04:48,380 They should change the name. We're not helping much. 64 00:04:48,380 --> 00:04:53,180 Cerebral to severe anxiety. Better than nothing. 65 00:04:53,180 --> 00:04:57,140 Not even. All right, here's what's gonna happen. 66 00:04:57,140 --> 00:05:00,580 There's a short intro. Then you're gonna get five shorter stories. 67 00:05:00,580 --> 00:05:02,300 We call quick bits. 68 00:05:03,740 --> 00:05:07,620 Sound good? HP updated the firmware of their printers 69 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:13,180 to block the use of third-party inks. Now, it's worth noting that HP stands for Hewlett Packard 70 00:05:13,220 --> 00:05:16,460 and not, as some of us here in the office assumed, ha! 71 00:05:16,460 --> 00:05:17,300 Pay! 72 00:05:21,060 --> 00:05:26,820 Thousands of customers have been affected by this update, though apparently devices made before December 2016 73 00:05:26,820 --> 00:05:32,140 won't be affected, which I'm sure is great solace to anyone that received a terrible Christmas gift 74 00:05:32,140 --> 00:05:36,100 six years ago. A printer? Really, Kevin? 75 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:40,500 I married your daughter. You're not even a real part of this family. 76 00:05:40,500 --> 00:05:45,620 A printer? It's 2023, Kevin. In what now seems to be a cherished tradition, 77 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:49,460 details on the newest Google phone have leaked months before launch. 78 00:05:49,460 --> 00:05:52,620 What? We always do that. 79 00:05:52,620 --> 00:05:56,300 So we're a family. A Vietnamese tech enthusiast got hands-on 80 00:05:56,300 --> 00:06:01,380 with a Pixel 7a and made the decision every Google phone leaker before has made. 81 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:05,340 Tell everyone. It looks like the 7a will have eight gigs of RAM 82 00:06:05,340 --> 00:06:10,500 and 128 gigs of storage, as well as a 6.1-inch 90-hertz 1080p display. 83 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:15,180 Okay, but let's all make a pact, all right, to not act surprised when the phone is launched, 84 00:06:15,180 --> 00:06:18,580 so Senator Pichai doesn't feel bad, okay? 85 00:06:18,580 --> 00:06:23,940 Oh, that's what the phone looks like. Oh, that's okay. 86 00:06:23,940 --> 00:06:30,140 Didn't expect it to look just like this Pixel 7. Meta has stated they will end news access in Canada 87 00:06:30,140 --> 00:06:35,340 if the online news act becomes law. The act, also known as Bill C18, 88 00:06:35,340 --> 00:06:41,140 would require digital giants like Meta and Google to negotiate payment deals with Canadian media companies. 89 00:06:41,140 --> 00:06:45,940 Google has been blocking news links for some Canadians for weeks in a test 90 00:06:45,940 --> 00:06:49,580 which will apparently end this week. Oh, thanks. 91 00:06:49,580 --> 00:06:53,900 Meta is threatening more drastic action because the bill's wording could mean 92 00:06:53,900 --> 00:06:57,100 any link posted by Facebook or Instagram users 93 00:06:57,100 --> 00:07:00,640 could cost Meta money. Wow, sounds like a great thing to bring up 94 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:05,500 during the inevitable negotiation that will end in paying Canadian news publishers for content. 95 00:07:05,500 --> 00:07:10,300 You know, like pretty much exactly what happened in Australia and France. 96 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:13,620 Or, you know, you just wanna threaten to ban news? 97 00:07:13,620 --> 00:07:17,020 Yeah, that's cool, okay, yeah. You do, you Meta, you just ban that news. 98 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:21,100 I'm sure that'll work. A claim has been made that a hardware designer 99 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:26,780 has been chosen for the PS6. What's more, a possible timeline may have been leaked 100 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,940 from documents filed as part of the UK's investigation 101 00:07:29,940 --> 00:07:35,220 of the Microsoft Activision merger. Sony writes in a document that they will lose access 102 00:07:35,220 --> 00:07:39,460 to Activision games by the time the PS6 launches, 103 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:42,620 while simultaneously stating in another sentence 104 00:07:42,620 --> 00:07:47,700 that Activision games would only be available to PlayStation until 2027. 105 00:07:47,700 --> 00:07:52,420 So that seems like the year, maybe. I'm not good at math, but man, 106 00:07:52,420 --> 00:07:57,940 a $69 billion merger has gotta be the most expensive way to hypoconsul launch. 107 00:07:57,940 --> 00:08:01,340 There's Sony isn't even paying. Thanks, Microsoft. 108 00:08:01,340 --> 00:08:05,820 And Pokemon fans are panicking at what else is new? 109 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:12,020 Well, it's a different color. Those aren't donuts, it's on a kitty. 110 00:08:13,020 --> 00:08:17,540 They're panicking because the Pokemon company posted a job listing on LinkedIn. 111 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:22,740 And it's not because someone is using LinkedIn. The offending listing for a corporate development principle 112 00:08:22,740 --> 00:08:26,300 is looking for applicants with deep knowledge of web three 113 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:30,580 and specifically mentioning the N word, NFT. 114 00:08:31,420 --> 00:08:35,780 Fortunately, they didn't drop any hard Rs. You know, redesign. 115 00:08:35,780 --> 00:08:39,820 A rocket-propelled grenade. Hey, did you go on the Linus Tech Tips subreddit 116 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:43,420 this weekend? Or on YouTube, people made videos about this. 117 00:08:43,420 --> 00:08:47,500 That's our boss. And you'll be fortunate to stick around for the credits 118 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:51,500 because there might be a surprise. Just don't be surprised when there's more TechLinked 119 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,980 on Wednesday. Wait, what's the surprise in the credits? 120 00:08:54,820 --> 00:08:59,740 This is my son. What's happening right now? 121 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:00,900 I'm so confused.