How safe is the personal information of millions of Americans while the computer systems of federal agencies are accessed by an outside team looking for waste and fraud? Then, we ask if personal devices purporting to track our fitness actually work.
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Tech Update: DOGE actions and data security in D.C., DeepSeek upsets AI industry in U.S.Â
The access to the computer systems of several federal agencies given to Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team has raised concern about the security of the personal data of millions of Americans. UW-Madison IT Specialist Beth D’Angelo joins to talk about this, DeepSeek AI, and other tech issues.
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Tracking the usefulness of fitness trackers
Personal fitness trackers are popular, but are they providing accurate and useful data? Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, an associate professor of kinesiology at UW-Madison, joins us to talk about the technology.
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Beth D’Angelo Guest
- Lisa Cadmus-Bertram Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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