TNW 314: Reverse Engineering iMessage with Beeper Mini - Tracking Software, Beeper Mini, Push Notifications

Some college students are becoming subjected to tracking "opportunities" during their daily lives on campus. How Beeper Mini works in light of news that Beeper has brought iMessage to Android phones. And Apple has confirmed that governments are spying on people's phones through push notifications. Tara García Mathewson from The Markup joins the show to talk about her article detailing a college students' day as they are subjected to a plethora of software tracking one's data on computers, how it's being shared with colleges, and the general privacy implications of being a college student. Beeper has announced an app called Beeper Mini that brings iMessage to Android phones. Eric Migicovsky, co-founder of Beeper, stops by to discuss the app. Mikah Sargent shares his story of the week about how Apple has confirmed that governments are spying on people's phones through push notifications that we regularly get. And Jason Howell shares some big news at the end of the show. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell Guests: Tara García Mathewson and Eric Migicovsky Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit mylio.com/TWIT25 Melissa.com/twit