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IoT devices exposed in peer-to-peer software vulnerability. Car hacking claims. More warnings of possible violence in Sri Lanka. Curating app stores for security. eScooters voices hacked.

Published: April 29, 2019, 8:02 p.m.

Vulnerable peer-to-peer software exposes consumer and small-business IoT devices to compromise. A hacker says he\u2019s hacked automotive GPS trackers, all for the good, of course, and could even turn off a car\u2019s engine. Not, you know, that he would. Sri Lanka warns of the possibility of more violence, and journalists wonder if prior restraint of certain speech might be worth considering. Curating app stores for security. And potty-mouthed eScooters on Brisbane streets. \xa0Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on Facebook\u2019s continuing privacy violations, potential FTC fines and PR woes.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief:\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/April/CyberWire_2019_04_29.html\xa0\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices