Computer Talk: Beto O'Rourke's Hacker History (3/16/19) - Part 1

Computer Talk with TAB

Erik and Bob take your questions. Politician Beto O'Rourke had experience as a hacker in the "Cult of the Dead Cow" hacking group. National Highway Traffic Safety Commission may allow "control-less" vehicles (vehicles without a driver) on public roads. FCC opens up experimental "6G" wireless cellular spectrum. A listener wonders how the future might look with self-driving cars. We discuss the uses of Google Voice after a listener wants to use the service to keep his phone number private. A user wants to move from Windows 7 to Windows 10 looks for the easiest way to transfer files with a cable between computers. A user wonders if a redirect to a web search engine website is malicious after receiving warnings from his security software. A user wonders if pop-up messages in the lower right corner of his screen are legitimate and if alerts from his anti-virus software are legitimate. How to configure the OpenDNS service to keep your computer safe from malicious software.