MacVoices #21066: MacVoices Live! - Chat Apps and Security (1)

<p>This MacVoices Live! conversation started out with a discussion of chat apps and privacy. The panel of <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Mark Fuccio</strong>, <strong>Guy Serle</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, <strong>Kelly Guimont</strong>, and <strong>Andrew Orr </strong>discussed what they are using and why it is so difficult to get others to switch to secure options. Open source vs. platform specific, the risks of giving a chat app access to your contacts, and more spark a lively debate. The topic of why so many ignore basic security starts up as this part wraps up. (Part 1)  </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.smilesoftware.com" rel="noopener"><img height="73" style="border: 0pt none;" border="0" src="http://www.macvoices.com/ads/SmileLogo2010-Horz-web-500w.jpg" alt="Smile" width="303" class="aligncenter" align="middle" /></a></p> <p>This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at <a href="http://textexpander.com/podcast"><strong>TextExpander.com/podcast</strong></a> and <strong><a href="http://smilesoftware.com/podcast">SmileSoftware.com/podcast</a></strong>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>David Ginsburg</strong> is the President of the<strong> <a href="http://nwou.com">Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group</a></strong>, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as <a href="http://twitter.com/daveg65"><strong>@daveg65</strong></a>. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, <a href="http://intouchwithios.com/"><strong>In Touch With iOS</strong></a>.</p> <p><strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> is the author of <a title="Fresh Brewed Tales" href="http://www.freshbrewedtales.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Fresh Brewed Tales</strong></a>, a chronicle of Jeff's strange adventures at coffee shops. You can fi