Pretending Privacy

Pretending Privacy | Battle Born Tech · July 14, 2026 This week Bette wants a laptop that doesn't work, on purpose. Her grandkid has plenty of screen time already, so we skip the Chromebook suggestion and go full craft project on a pretend laptop. Lee goes the opposite direction: his tired Windows laptop gets a second life as a Linux Mint machine, launched from a humble USB stick. And Brian brings us the GDID, the hidden serial number Windows stamps on your computer that lets Microsoft, investigators, and advertisers recognize your machine wherever it goes. Think light-up sneakers, but for your PC, and you can't take them off. Plus the terms you heard on air, defined in plain English, and the Instagram setting worth flipping this week. Want to battle your tech? Call the studio Saturdays 9 to 11 AM Pacific at 775-241-3571, or anytime to set up an appointment. Hear the show Tuesdays at 8 PM Pacific on KNVC 95.1 or streaming at KNVC.org · battleborn.tech · bbtl.ink/stats