{"id":9068,"date":"2016-11-29T20:03:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9068"},"modified":"2016-11-29T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T00:03:09","slug":"this-week-in-tech-590-the-lady-in-the-canister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2016\/11\/29\/this-week-in-tech-590-the-lady-in-the-canister\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Tech 590: The Lady in the Canister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WSpm_zy6Tf4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We discuss the UK&#8217;s Investigatory Powers Act, which give sweeping new powers to British intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Will automation take all our jobs? What then? Black Friday sales online hit a new record, with a third of online sales happenning on mobile devices. Grace Hopper and Margaret Hamilton receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Ian Thompson gives his unique perspective on the Snoopers Charter<br \/>\n&#8211;Jason Snell thinks that it is too early to judge the MacBook Pro Touch Bar<br \/>\n&#8211;Larry Magid knows how to keep kids safe online without abandoning democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We discuss the UK&#8217;s Investigatory Powers Act, which give sweeping new powers to British intelligence and law enforcement agencies. 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