Buzz Out Loud 1240: Barnacle on the butt of the internet (podcast)

Now that the Facebook "Like" button is all over the darned Internet, it's turning out to be both a privacy nightmare (shocker) and a security risk, to boot. Look for tortured nautical analogies about halfway through the show. In bigger news, though, Steve Jobs takes the stage at All Things D (we dissect) and AT&T makes big changes to its data plan offerings (we debate).

Watch this: Ep. 1240: Barnacle on the butt of the internet

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Steve Jobs at All Things D: the headlines
http://technologizer.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-the-headlines/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006565-56.html

AT&T makes sweeping changes to data plans, iPhone tethering coming at OS 4 launch at OS 4 launch
http://i.engadget.com/2010/06/02/atandt-makes-sweeping-changes-to-data-plans-iphone-tethering-comi/

New AT&T data plans for iPhones, iPads, more
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20006534-1.html

AT&T’s Cynical Act Is Evil
http://www.businessinsider.com/atts-cynical-act-is-evil-2010-6

Verizon Wireless currently testing Apple iPads
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/02/verizon-wireless-currently-testing-apple-ipads/

Facebook ‘Like’ button draws privacy scrutiny
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20006532-38.html

Facebook attack tricks users into “liking” malicious sites
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20006478-245.html

Microsoft: Google is full of it
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2010/06/01/windows-and-security-setting-the-record-straight.aspx

Google VP: Chrome OS Release in Q4
http://www.thechromesource.com/google-vp-chrome-os-release-in-q4/

Hulu headed to a Xbox 360 dashboard near you?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/hulu-headed-to-a-xbox-360-dashboard-near-you/

Attorney In Google Maps Lawsuit: It Was Dark; She Thought Google Was Leading Her To Sidewalk
http://searchengineland.com/attorney-in-google-maps-lawsuit-43349

Kindle coming to Target
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/

Six would-be astronauts will this week begin a 520-day mock space voyage to simulate a mission to Mars
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8711216.stm

Today’s featured Buzz Out Loud remix at the end of the show:
Blind Skunk
http://soundcloud.com/blindskunk
https://podcast-files.cnet.com/podcast/BOLremix_BlindSkunk.mp3

Email (buzz@cnet.com)
Hi guys,

consider this scenario:

1. woman looks up walking directions from point a to point b.
2. google on phone says 3 km…woman thinks its doable and starts
3. woman walks 2 km and reaches a highway.
4. woman can now walk back 2km or walk 100m on highway, continue to point b and avoid walking next time

if i was in her place, i would have made the same decision – and hell yes, google should be liable for putting me there.

love the show
suppandi

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In The Morning to you BOL!

With all the tablet news you have been reporting on, I'm suprised you haven't commented on Lenovo's delay/cancellation of the U1 (from this past CES). I was REALLY looking forward to this release and, as I recall, you were too (citation needed). The switch to Android is a plus (Skylight seemed weak), but who knows if we will ever see go to production now... any thoughts?

Love-The-Show,
Pat from Alexandria, VA.