The Computer Exorcist Podcast

Marc-Anthony Arena

We're increasingly dependent on technology. Our business and personal lives rely on it, but as you've probably noticed, it's unreliable. They promise it'll get better, but it usually gets worse. Our computers are slow, so we end up squinting at smartphones. We live in constant fear that something's going to happen to our personal data. So we're scared into paying for fake protection that proves useless when disaster strikes. The jokers we pay to fix our stuff have no clue what they're doing, so they wipe out our precious photos and tell us to buy a new machine.If we only had someone to explain it all in Plain English, so we can start protecting ourselves. If only, we had... The Computer Exorcist Podcast, with your host, Marc-Anthony Arena! This show is for intelligent people who are intimidated by technology, and think it's somehow their fault. Once people learn what the industry is doing to them, they're ready to get torches and pitchforks. We expose Update Attacks, Fake WiFi, Cloud Control, and many more industry scandals that are designed to keep the gravy train flowing. Oh yeah, we also do a little bit of scambaiting! We torment phone scammers so you know how they operate. Visit www.thecomputerexorcist.com to buy my books or check out the recommendations page! NOTE: I have obtained written permission from the bands to use their music!

  1. Aug 21

    148 15,000 Download Celebration Pt.1

    Tonight on CEP! Dr. Mike joins us to celebrate 15,000 downloads, and we slay some articles. Shout out to Every1Camp.com, a new camp in Rochester for kids with disabilities.We discuss the new horror called "ambient computing" - where gizmos all around your house monitor your every move and then collaborate. Most of it will result in preemptive suggestion attacks, in other words the tech makes assumptions about what you want, and then starts doing things you never told it to do.Cars that display video ads on their evil dashboard screens.We call it "The False Promise of Technology" - the utopia never happens, but instead we see a decline in the quality of life, chaos, anti-empowerment, control, and helplessness.Rumor has it, New Orleans just replaced 911 dispatchers with AI dispatchers, which will result in a plethora of miscommunication."We've already seen how restrictive and insanely incompetent ALL of this technology is. Just wait until it controls more of your life. More helplessness is coming.""A third of all actions performed by Alexa, it does proactively." In other words, presumptive auto-attacks, or helicopter parenting.Of course, all of this will be subjected to the eternal cat and mouse battle of cybersecurity, and your tech will blow false alarms against you. More fear and uncertainty."DARE to keep kids away from technology." What's the antidote to this dystopia of tech-addicted braindead kids?80s dystopian movies like "Chopping Mall" were prescient: They SAW where this was heading.What will save us? Smallternatives and good old human apathy. Let the big guys dry up.Check out my tech tip videos by searching for "the computer exorcist" on your favorite social media site!

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We're increasingly dependent on technology. Our business and personal lives rely on it, but as you've probably noticed, it's unreliable. They promise it'll get better, but it usually gets worse. Our computers are slow, so we end up squinting at smartphones. We live in constant fear that something's going to happen to our personal data. So we're scared into paying for fake protection that proves useless when disaster strikes. The jokers we pay to fix our stuff have no clue what they're doing, so they wipe out our precious photos and tell us to buy a new machine.If we only had someone to explain it all in Plain English, so we can start protecting ourselves. If only, we had... The Computer Exorcist Podcast, with your host, Marc-Anthony Arena! This show is for intelligent people who are intimidated by technology, and think it's somehow their fault. Once people learn what the industry is doing to them, they're ready to get torches and pitchforks. We expose Update Attacks, Fake WiFi, Cloud Control, and many more industry scandals that are designed to keep the gravy train flowing. Oh yeah, we also do a little bit of scambaiting! We torment phone scammers so you know how they operate. Visit www.thecomputerexorcist.com to buy my books or check out the recommendations page! NOTE: I have obtained written permission from the bands to use their music!

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