Episode 192 - TikTok Banned then Unbanned, GM Ordered To Stop Collecting Driver Data, California Man Sues Bank After Crypto Scam, Signs Of an Only Child

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW)

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TikTok shuts down then starts back up again

• https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/19/tiktok-has-shut-itself-down-in-the-us-ahead-of-january-19-deadline 
• https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/19/tiktok-service-restored-in-the-us-after-promises-that-ban-wont-be-enforced
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/tiktok-is-back-up-in-the-us-after-trump-says-he-will-extend-deadline/ 
• https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tiktok-ban-backfired-us-cybersecurity 

 

GM ordered to stop collecting user data

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/ftc-orders-gm-to-stop-collecting-and-selling-drivers-data/ 
• https://therecord.media/ftc-gm-settlement-5-year-ban-selling-driver-data 

 

California man sues banks after falling victim to pig butchering scam

• https://therecord.media/pig-butchering-sues-banks-know-your-customer-rules
• https://cointelegraph.com/news/california-man-sues-banks-over-1-million-pig-butchering-scam 
• https://ipa.org/uploads/1/3/1/4/131403368/rat_slick_sheet_cy2022.pdf

 

Only child talk

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/singletons/202404/why-only-children-are-poised-to-succeed-at-work 

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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