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Geek Smack! episode 253 Tech News:

4K TVs to Ship
Half million 4K TVs are expected to be purchased this year
Windows Blue Coming
A yearly update for your OS. Would you do it?
LEGO X-Wing Fighter
1,500 pieces to build this Star Wars model
Gates Lashes Self
Did Microsoft drop the ball when it came to Windows phones early on?
Posterous to Tumblr
As Posterous announces they are closing, Tumblr announces they will take the content
Cyber Sex Extortion
Video sex chats can be recorded for blackmail purposes.
Burger King Twitter Hacked
Burger King spent an hour online as the hackers said they were bought by McDonalds
China Tops Smart Device Market
China will have 246 million smart devices over US 230 million
Best Buy to Price Match
To keep people from “Showrooming” Best Buy will match prices if presented
Mariah Carey Oz Track
Almost Here is a song Mariah Carey sang for the upcoming movie “Oz – the Great and Powerful”

 

Geek Smack! Geek News

Google to Cut Illegal Sites
Google works with Visa, Mastercard to stop illegal download sites from getting paid.
Harrison Ford Returns
Han Solo will make at least a cameo in Star Wars Episode VII according to news sources
Office for Mac Price Raised
Microsoft raises the software by 17 percent.
Bans on Bags
Is San Franciscos Bag Ban Getting People Sick?
Red Sues Sony
Sony is accused of 3 not properly licensed patents
Sprint LTE Additions
Sprint fires up LTE in San Francisco, New York and DC
Bionic Hand can Feel
The hand will be attached to nerves so the subject can feel what they touch
Senior Center Harlem Shuffle
How one senior center in Colorado got into the meme craze and did the Harlem Shuffle

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Geek Smack: How One Person Profits on Revenge Porn

We’ve seen the paparazzi photos that celebrities don’t want you to see. We know about Brett Favre, Anthony Weiner, Scarlett Johansson, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and even Prince Harry with compromising photos and video out there. Now a website owner is taking this camera nudity into a new genre – Revenge Porn.

His name is Craig Brittain. He has a website that I will not repeat to you. The concept – you send pictures and he will post them along with the person’s Facebook profile and phone number. If you want those pictures taken down, simply pay the “Takedown Hammer” $250 and those pictures will be removed.

But there is question in his methods. An Ars Technica article of a CBS-4 interview said they caught him in a lie. According to the victim, he contacted her through Craigslist where she sent him pictures. He not only posted those pictures but also her phone number and other contact info.

There are allegations that Brittain acquired pictures through questionable methods. Brittain says he is protected through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. If he lied to get photos – his site should be taken down.

The site should be taken down anyway. There is no reason why we need to see the girl next door in front of a mirror with no clothes on. It’s also a great reason for you women not to post these pictures on any phone or website – Someone will find them.

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