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Tech Mayhem Week: Bans, Hacks, and Sneaky AI (S4) S49
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- Nov 29, 2025
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Tech mayhem is here, and you’re in the right place to decode it. Welcome to The JMOR Tech Talk Show with John C. Morley—Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, Marketing Specialist, Video Producer, Podcast Host, Coach, Graduate Student, and lifelong learner. In this episode, “Tech Mayhem Week: Bans, Hacks, and Sneaky AI,” we’re unpacking the wildest shifts in tech, from stealthy parking enforcement and teen social bans to cyberattacks, AI power moves, and streaming shakeups—all so you can stay informed, protected, and ahead of the curve in our fast-changing digital world. 1️⃣ 💡 “NJ SafetySticks can snap your plate and auto-ticket you.”New Jersey’s streets just got smarter—and a little scarier. These tall SafetyStick poles quietly watch the curb, clock your car, snap your license plate, and kick out a ticket without a human officer in sight. It’s frictionless enforcement powered by automation, raising big questions about privacy, over-policing by algorithm, and how far cities should go in turning sidewalks into sensor grids. 2️⃣ 💡 “Aussie teens now need bank-level ID to stay on Snapchat.”Australia is turning social media into a gated space for teens, and Snapchat is racing to comply with bank-linked verification and selfie checks. On one hand, it’s a bold play to keep kids safer online; on the other, it pushes platforms deeper into sensitive identity data. The big question: are we trading teen safety for a new era of surveillance-style sign-ins? 3️⃣ 💡 “Lawsuits say Meta hid proof its apps harm teens.”Meta is under fire from explosive court filings that claim the company buried internal research showing its platforms can hurt teens’ mental health. If true, it suggests a deliberate choice to prioritize growth and engagement over user well-being. This could reshape how regulators…