The Deep Dive Radio Show and Nick's Nerd News

Episode 184 - The Society-Wide Problem With AI

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 184 - The Society-Wide Problem With AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI Generated Ransomware Has Arrived

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI Generated Ransomware Has Arrived by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Apple Watch Is NOT Carbon Neutral...

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your Apple Watch Is NOT Carbon Neutral... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Driving for DoorDash etc will soon be obsolete

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If we keep this up, our growing population will be out of available jobs sooner than later...

Your Breaches of the Week! August 11 to August 24, 2025

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PayPal, Workday, Panera, Manpower, Intel, Canada's House of Commons, and so much more are part of this week's breaches!

Roblox's Child Predator Problem

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Roblox's Child Predator Problem by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Let's Nuke The Moon!

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Excellent article I referenced: https://spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-nuclear-reactor-nasa-moon

AI Can Help You Win The Lottery!

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kinda...

AI browser assistants are a privacy disaster

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI browser assistants are a privacy disaster by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Encryption security gets a global win...

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

maybe?

The Society-Wide Problem With AI...

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Society-Wide Problem With AI... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

The US Needs Immutable Privacy Laws

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And the laws need teeth.

Scrolling has cost the world $9 Trillion!

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scrolling has cost the world $9 Trillion! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 183 - The FDAs AI Is Going Get Us Killed

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The FDA's new AI is being inserted into the approval process for new medications and it's been caught fabricating studies, misinterpreting meeting con...

Meta allows its chatbots to romance children

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meta allows its chatbots to romance children by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI Proves Social Media Is The Death Of Us All

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI Proves Social Media Is The Death Of Us All by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Microsoft Sued Over Stopping Windows 10 Support

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft Sued Over Stopping Windows 10 Support by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! August 4 to August 10, 2025

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Columbia University, Google, Salesforce, Air France, Pandora, Cisco, Chanel and so much more insanity are all part of this week's segment..

Meta illegally collected data from a pregnancy app

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meta illegally collected data from a pregnancy app by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Instagram Map's Privacy Is Concerning....

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Instagram Map's Privacy Is Concerning.... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Will AI Cause An Extinction Level Event?

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Will AI Cause An Extinction Level Event? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Governments are pushing hard for AI chip backdoors

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Governments are pushing hard for AI chip backdoors by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

The UK Age Verification Is Already A Failure

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The UK Age Verification Is Already A Failure by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Microsoft Recall Is Still A Privacy Disaster

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft Recall Is Still A Privacy Disaster by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! July 28 to August 3, 2025

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dior (again), Nascar (again), Dollar Tree, Audi, IBM's amazing breach report and a breach so bad the military was called in.

The FDA's AI Is Creating Fake Studies...

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

yep, we're all gonna die...

As AI use rises, developers trust it less!

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As AI use rises, developers trust it less! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Airlines want to sell our biometrics to third parties...

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...in my opinion.

The New U.S. Health Tracking System Is A Privacy Nightmare

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The New U.S. Health Tracking System Is A Privacy Nightmare by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

We're Creating A Mental Health Crisis In Our Kids

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're Creating A Mental Health Crisis In Our Kids by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Data Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean We Have Data Privacy...

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Data Privacy Laws Doesn't Mean We Have Data Privacy... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! July 21 to July 27, 2025

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dell, Nascar, Louis Vuitton, AT&T, Christian Dior, a dating app disaster the UK government and so many more...

The Era of Online Age Checks Is Here

26 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Era of Online Age Checks Is Here by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

THIS is why you don't use AI as a therapist...

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

THIS is why you don't use AI as a therapist... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 182 - Global Threats To Our Privacy Keep Growing

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From massive data breaches to social engineering to government surveillance to cross‑border data transfers to lack of transparency in data collectio...

How WiFi Fingerprints You Everywhere

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How WiFi Fingerprints You Everywhere by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Amazon's latest wearable listens to everything you say

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Intentionally.

The real lesson of Coldplaygate

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The real lesson of Coldplaygate by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

YouTube's AI Slop Crackdown Has Mixed Reactions

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

YouTube's AI Slop Crackdown Has Mixed Reactions by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI To Increase Airline Ticket Costs...

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI To Increase Airline Ticket Costs... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Assume Everything Is Training AI Now...

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Assume Everything Is Training AI Now... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Law Enforcement AI is Deleting Evidence

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Law Enforcement AI is Deleting Evidence by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! July 7 to July 13, 2025

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald's, Ingram Micro, Prudential Financial, Nippon Steel and so much more is why we can't have nice things this past week!

Amazon Prime Day is a Scam

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and it has been for years.

Episode 181 - Americans Prepare for Terror Attacks, Big Tech & The Military Cozy Up, & the US Now Has A Citizenship Database

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So much insane news, we are doing THREE Deep Dives this week: -Thanks to Trump bombing Iran, we need to prepare for terror attacks at home. -Big Tec...

US Hospital Security is Soon to be Weaker

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US Hospital Security is Soon to be Weaker by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

No, You're Not Talking To Keanu Reeves Online...

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No, You're Not Talking To Keanu Reeves Online... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Global Threats To Privacy Keep Growing...

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here are all the ways our privacy is being violated. And it's time to fight back.

Stop Using Meta AI

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's literally making private chats public! Here is how to stop it...

Your Breaches of the Week! June 23 to July 6, 2025

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Johnson Controls, Verizon, Qantas, Aflac, Medicare, Louis Vuitton and politically motivated hackers are all part of the last 2 weeks! Woo.

New Tech For Law Enforcement Phone Searching Is Coming

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New Tech For Law Enforcement Phone Searching Is Coming by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI Can Predict What You Do Next...

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a massive breakthrough in AI training.

Chinese Apps Need To Be Banned

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chinese Apps Need To Be Banned by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

What we forget about political data breaches...

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether it's Hunter Biden's laptop or President Trump, the framework remains the same. The article I referenced: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusi...

The New U.S. National Citizenship Database Is Worrisome

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The New U.S. National Citizenship Database Is Worrisome by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Big Tech's Military Integration Is Concerning...

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Big Tech's Military Integration Is Concerning... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Newest Deepfake Thwart: Copyright Yourself!

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Newest Deepfake Thwart: Copyright Yourself! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 180 - Its Time To Put Mark Zuckerberg In Jail

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aiding and abetting a genocide. Aiding and abetting literal war crimes. Assisting domestic violent extremists. Prioritizing anger and rage for money. ...

Pro Iranian AI Propaganda Is Invading Social Media

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pro Iranian AI Propaganda Is Invading Social Media by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Why Countries Are Ditching WhatsApp

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why Countries Are Ditching WhatsApp by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Americans need to plan for Terror Attacks

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Americans need to plan for Terror Attacks by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! June 16 to June 22, 2025

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aflac, Krispy Creme, UBS, 23andMe, Zoomcar, Sysco, Optima Tax Relief, & a Mother's Day Brunch are all flying under the radar this week thanks to 16 BI...

Why Are Governments Ditching Microsoft?

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why Are Governments Ditching Microsoft? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

We all have Alert Fatigue

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We all have Alert Fatigue by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

China Has Been Hacking Russia...

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

and this ain't good for the Iran/Israel situation!

WhatsApp continues to prove it's not secure

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WhatsApp continues to prove it's not secure by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

We're getting our news from AI...

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

and it's deeply concerning...

Your Breaches of the Week! June 9 to June 15, 2025

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

T-Mobile, Microsoft, a popular hookup app, and so much more are all part of this week's cyber insanity.

It's Time To Put Mark Zuckerberg In Jail

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

2025 Edition

Barbie® Goes AI

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barbie® Goes AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 179 - How Social Media Started Another War

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two nuclear powers almost started a war and both countries had such a problem with Facebook and Twitter that it even seeped into their mainstream news...

We need to discuss the STOP CSAM Act...

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We need to discuss the STOP CSAM Act... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Robotaxis are a Surveillance Nightmare

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robotaxis are a Surveillance Nightmare by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

We Are Thinking Less.

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks, AI!

Don't Use AI for Dating Apps... please!!

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Don't Use AI for Dating Apps... please!! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! June 2 to June 8, 2025

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cartier, 23andMe, The North Face, AT&T, Vanta and possibly the worst breach I have ever seen is all part of this week's insanity!!

What Trump's New Cybersecurity Executive Order Looks Like

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Trump's New Cybersecurity Executive Order Looks Like by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI for National Security...

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

but...

US Jobs Keep Going To Robots and Automation

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And it's only going to get worse...

China's DeepSeek AI is Training on US AI

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China's DeepSeek AI is Training on US AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

What Tech Looks Like In A Dictatorship

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Tech Looks Like In A Dictatorship by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! May 26 to June 1, 2025

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your Breaches of the Week! May 26 to June 1, 2025 by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

How Do You Fight AI Cheating?

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How Do You Fight AI Cheating? by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 178 - Coping in an era of constant surveillance

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we almost automatically find the person in a crowd who is looking directly at us? We humans are paranoid. It's in our DNA. And in this episode...

China is Teaching Robots Kung Fu...

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China is Teaching Robots Kung Fu... by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

How Social Media Started Another War

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How Social Media Started Another War by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI Model Collapse is on its way...

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

and I think it spells disaster for humanity...

The Looming Career Crisis

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks, AI!

Breaches of the Week - Possible Breach of the Year!

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Breaches of the Week - Possible Breach of the Year! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

US Privacy Standards Are Fundamentally Changing

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US Privacy Standards Are Fundamentally Changing by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Major Cellular Carriers Aren't Notifying Senators of Surveillance Requests

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Major Cellular Carriers Aren't Notifying Senators of Surveillance Requests by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Google is giving their AI everything they have on you

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Google is giving their AI everything they have on you by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Solar Power Inverter Could Be Spying for China!

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your Solar Power Inverter Could Be Spying for China! by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI has entered us into a new age of paranoia

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI has entered us into a new age of paranoia by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Your Breaches of the Week! May 12 to May 18, 2025

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your Breaches of the Week! May 12 to May 18, 2025 by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Even the Pope sees the danger of AI

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Even the Pope sees the danger of AI by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Airlines Are Selling Your Data to ICE

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Airlines Are Selling Your Data to ICE by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

Episode 177 - Why the CVE Is Important to You And the World

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You may not know what the CVE Database is but it helps the entire world identify virtually ALL of the threats hackers use against us... and the Trump ...

Meta keeps opting us in for AI Training

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meta keeps opting us in for AI Training by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic

AI is a Surveillance Machine for Authoritarians

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is a Surveillance Machine for Authoritarians by Nick Espinosa, Chief Security Fanatic