
Episode 636 • • 3:03:14 - 3:12:49
636: Appification Generation
Squirrel Deportation and Ginger.io Behavioral Tracking
John C. Dvorak recounts his "Caddyshack" style battle with a squirrel eating his plums, which ended in the squirrel's "deportation" to Berkeley. This leads to a discussion of Ginger.io, a new app that uses smartphone sensor data to track a user's mental health and alert providers if they become lethargic or isolated. The hosts view this as a precursor to invasive wearable surveillance.
