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Ben describes a lawsuit accusing Zoom of misrepresenting their encryption, Dave shares a new project from the EFF that hunts Stingrays, and later in the show, Dave speaks with Rande Price and Chris Pedigo from Digital Content Next, a trade association for digital publishers, about the challenges of aligning the data that websites and apps collect with what consumers expect. While this show covers...

Dave describes the business concerns of a company who makes their living scraping data, Ben explores the legal importance of being able to analyze source code, and later in the show Ben speaks with Professor Julia Lane, Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service on her forthcoming book, Democratizing Our Data: A Manifesto. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer...

Dave's got the story of the Google geofencing location requests coming under scrutiny, Ben describes how federal officers are using social media streams to track down protesters, and later in the show our conversation with Max Kirby from Publicis Groupe on the Evolution of the internet: how did we get to this point. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do n...

Dave's got the story of the Department of Homeland Security authorizing the collection of information on protestors, Ben covers a European court ruling affecting Facebook, and later in the show our conversation with Elissa Redmiles, a Researcher in the Security & Privacy Group at Microsoft Research. We’ll be getting her take on the privacy concerns of the coronavirus apps. While this show covers l...

Dave's got the story of police using smart streetlights to investigate protesters, Ben has the story of major tech companies responding to China’s new Hong Kong security law, and later in the show our conversation with Scott Godes, partner with Barnes & Thornburg on how companies who are affected by data breaches should approach insurance recovery. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a...

Dave's got the story of police using smart streetlights to investigate protesters, Ben has the story of major tech companies responding to China’s new Hong Kong security law, and later in the show our conversation with Hilary Wandall, SVP of Privacy Intelligence at TrustArc, on healthcare privacy issues. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitut...

Dave's got the story of a school district in hot water over facial recognition issues, Ben has the story of protesters being tracked via their mobile devices, and later in the show our conversation with Shannon Vavra with CyberScoop on her recent article, "Huawei execs admit they don't know whether their tech is used for surveillance." While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the...

Dave's got the story of the IRS giving up on location data, Ben has the story of a man wrongfully arrested due to a facial recognition match, and later in the show our conversation with Fred Cate, Vice President for research at Indiana University and author of the book "Bulk Collection: Systematic Government Access to Private-Sector Data."  While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer,...

Dave's got the story of how the FBI used open source intelligence to track down an alleged arsonist, Ben describes a facial recognition test that took place at the Rose Bowl, and later in the show our conversation with Maureen Webb on her forthcoming book, Coding Democracy: How Hackers Are Disrupting Power, Surveillance, and Authoritarianism. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawye...

Dave's got the story of law enforcement using enhanced Stingray technology, Ben explains why IBM is no longer pursuing facial recognition technology, and later in the show our conversation with John Ackerly, CEO of Virtru Corporation. We’ll be discussing protecting our right to privacy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expre...

Dave's got the story of a class action privacy suit targeting Google, Ben takes a look at surveillance in a time of protests and unrest, and later in the show our interview with Maryland State Senator Katie Fry Hester. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact...

Dave’s got the story of a judge ruling that powering up a mobile device requires a warrant, Ben takes a look at Twitter adjusting their policies in response to the President, and later in the show our conversation with Ken Dort, data privacy lawyer at Faegre Drinker on insights into the online data-privacy bills under consideration in New Jersey. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a l...

Dave describes how law enforcement may be using a new technique to access suspects’ iPhones, Ben takes a look at a Senate vote that may signal surveillance reform, and later in the show our conversation with Adam Segal, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations on tech and cyber competition with China. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constit...

Dave has the story of the potential expansion of the Patriot Act. Ben takes a look at hacking tools that were offered up to local law enforcement. And later in the show my conversation with Alan Z. Rozenshtein, associate professor of law at University of Minnesota. We’re discussing his recent article in Lawfare, Government Surveillance in an Age of Pandemics. While this show covers legal topics, a...

Dave has the story of a facial recognition research project that claims to be able to predict criminality, Ben takes a look at privacy in the face of contact tracing app and coronavirus, and later in the show our conversation with Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum on how privacy is better understood as a human right, privacy risks that will grow in prominence during the 2020s, a...

Dave has the story of a US appeals court asking why a Facebook encryption order should remain sealed, Ben takes a look at the effects of GDPR, and later in the show our conversation with Tarah Wheeler, she is a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America, we spoke about why the world desperately needs digital a Geneva Convention. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views e...

Dave's got the story of a landlord who may run afoul of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Ben wonders if the big tech CEOs could be held liable for contact tracking apps, and later in the show my conversation with Joseph Cox. He is a Senior Staff Writer at Motherboard and will be discussing his recent article How Big Companies Spy on Your Emails. Links to stories: Apple and Google CEOs should be h...

Dave's got the story of photographer who came up short in an online copyright claim, Ben wonders if the Supreme Court is going to take a look at the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and later in the show my conversation with Dmitri Alperovitch. He is the co-founder and former CTO at CrowdStrike. We’ll be discussing the recently published cybersecurity solarium report. Links to stories: Photographer c...

Dave shares the details of New York’s new data breach notification law and how it may affect businesses. Ben examines the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s approach to evaluating government demands for new surveillance powers. And later in the show our conversation with David Holtzman from CynergisTek. We’ll be looking at how HIPAA privacy and security standards have been impacted by the federal re...

Dave has a fascinating application of anonymized data to show travel patterns during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben discusses the temptation to increase surveillance during this pandemic, and later in the show my conversation with Professor Yehuda Lindell, CEO and co-founder of Unbound Tech on government requests for data: What does it mean for your organization? Links to stories: The temptation of...

Ben and Dave discuss the policy and privacy issues surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, and later in the show our interview with Lily Hay Newman. She is a senior writer at WIRED, and we’ll be discussing browser privacy. Links to stories: U.S. Government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus DOJ asks Congress for broad new powers amid Covid-19....

Ben and Dave discuss the policy and privacy issues surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, the Listener on the Line has a question about ZTE bribery and later in the show our interview with Nancy Kim. She is the ProFlowers Distinguished Professor of Internet Studies and Professor of Law at California Western School of Law, and author of several books including Consentability - Consent and Its...

Ben shares a story about dressing for privacy, Dave has the tale of location data putting an innocent man at the scene of a crime, and later in the show our interview with Admiral James Stavridis. He is the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Links to stories: Dressing for the Surveillance Age Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime Got a question you'd like us to answer on our...

Ben has an update on NSA’s phone surveillance program, Dave has a story about cars snitching on their owners, and later in the show our interview with Liesyl Franz. She is from the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues. Links to stories: N.S.A. Phone Program Cost $100 Million, but Produced Only Two Unique Leads My car was in a hit-and-run. Then I learned it rec...

Ben explains why Apple may pay half a billion dollars to settle a class action suit, Dave has an update on last week's GPS tracking device story, and later in the show our interview with Riana Pfefferkorn. She is Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law. We’ll be discussing her recent article, “The earn it act: How to ban end-to-en...