The BTLJ Podcast

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States. The BTLJ podcast sits down with its Chairperson, Jennifer Urban, to hear how this pioneering agency is protecting consumer privacy on the internet. Hosted by Nathaniel Kellerer, Andrea Zachrich, Martin Fischer, Anuja Shah, and Sonali Khanna. Produced by BTLJ Podcast Editors Isabel Jones a...

Are geofence warrants running roughshod over the first and fourth amendments? Or are they an innocuous law enforcement tool that's really no constitutional violation at all? The BTLJ Podcast speaks with renowned constitutional law experts Erwin Chemerinsky and Orin Kerr to get some guidance. Hosted by Ben Brokesh, Chris Musachio, Hazim Alwazir, Hannah Brown, and Meg Sullivan. Produced by BTLJ Podc...

Hosts Matt Sardo '23, Meg Sullivan '23, Ibrahim Hinds '23, and Seth Bertolucci '23 discuss Section 230 with Berkeley Law Professor Pam Samuelson. Edited by Diming Xu '22. Produced by BTLJ Podcast Editors Andy Zachrich & Haley broughton.

Hosts Ximena Velazquez-Arenas '23, Kavya Dasari '23, Kurt Fredrickson '23, and Nathaniel Kellerer LLM '21 discuss Antitrust and Big Tech with Berkeley Law Professor Chris Hockett. Produced by BTLJ Podcast Editors Haley Broughton & Andy Zachrich.

We discuss Prof. Scott Skinner-Thompson's theory of "performative privacy" as a means of resistance for marginalized communities and its limitations, which he expounds on in his new book "Privacy at the Margins." (Prof. Skinner Thompson is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.) Hosts: Andy Zachrich (J.D. '22) and Ximena Velazquez-Arenas (J.D. '23).

Hosts Matt Sardo '23, Ibrahim Hinds '23, and Ximena Velazquez-Arenas '23 cover the increasing privacy concerns surrounding COVID-19 tracing apps, Senate hearings with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey, and the Federal Aviation Authority's clearance of Boeing's 737 MAX to resume flights in the U.S.

We discuss adversarial machine learning, the CFAA, and AI bias with Prof. Ryan Calo (Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law) and David O'Hair (associate at Knobbe Martens), co-authors of “Is Tricking a Robot Hacking?” from our Journal's Volume 34, Issue 3. Hosts: Haley Broughton '23 and Allan Holder '21

Hosts Kavya Dasari '23, Meg Sullivan '23, and Jonathan Baer '23 cover Zoom's settlement with the FTC, an antitrust case against Amazon in the EU, and the Department of Justice's challenge of Visa's Acquisition of Plaid, a fintech start-up.

Hosts Ximena Welazquez-Arenas '23 and Diming Xu '23 cover the DOJ's antitrust suit against Google, Uber's response to California's recently-passed Proposition 22, and the United States' charges against Russian hackers in connection with several global cyberattacks.

Hosts Allan Holder '21 and Kavya Dasari follow up on our coverage of Epic Games' antitrust suit against Apple, and cover recent developments regarding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a privacy lawsuit filed against the San Francisco Police Department, and the release of a joint statement by an international coalition of countries regarding encryption and public safety.

Hosts Ibrahim Hinds '23 and Kurt Fredrickson '23 cover recent criminal charges against the founders of one of the world's largest BitCoin exchanges, the House's antitrust report on Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon, and the Supreme Court copyright case between Oracle and Google.

Hosts Matt Sardo '23 and Meg Sullivan ' 23 follow up on last week's coverage of TikTok's request for an injunction to the ban of its app, and cover Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple following the companies' dispute over banning Fortnite from Apple's App Store, the EU's draft of antitrust regulations for large tech companies, Seattle's recently-passed minimum wage legislation for Uber, Lyft, and ot...

Hosts Kurt Fredrickson '23 and Jonathan Baer '23 discuss antitrust action against Google, the latest in TikTok’s troubles with the current administration, and a data breach class action against Amazon.

Host Veronica Bognot '21 discusses Amazon’s alleged misuse of seller data, the most recent salvo in Facebook's suit against NSO Group, and the Supreme Court's ruling on whether explanations of the law are copyrightable.

Host Yexi Xu (LLM '20) tells us all about police drones in Baltimore, how Facebook and Twitter are dealing with the President's LIBERATE tweets, and Intel freeing up its IP during the crisis.

Host Elizabeth Fu '21 covers Facebook's Libra project's newest iteration, an exemption for Nuro that paves the way for driverless deliveries, and delays in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Host Joseph Kroon '22 discusses the new Apple/Google COVID-19 contact network system, the Supreme Court's first foray into broadcasting its proceedings, and a ruling regarding copyright and third parties on Instagram.

Host Debbie Mosley '22 talks N95 mask price gouging, Telegram's cryptocurrency woes, and copyright over basketball players' tattoos in NBA 2K.

Host Dan Noel '21 explores some of the privacy and cybersecurity issues arising from the novel coronavirus crisis by looking at one of the actors that's been implicated the most: Zoom.

We're back, because as hard as it may try, early 2020 can't hold BTLJ down. Host Andy Zachrich '22 discusses the CFAA, the new T-Mobile, and location data tracking as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

We sat down with Berkeley Law professors (and former FTC attorneys) Erik Stallman and Tejas Narechania for an overview of the issue of net neutrality and to discuss the D.C. Circuit's recent major decision about the issue. Hosts: Dan Noel '21 and Allan Holder '21

In the last episode of Issue 35:1, we discuss Russiaware on new Russian electronics, Uber's self-driving car accident, and claims that DoorDash is pocketing tips. Hosts: Joseph Kroon '22 and Allan Holder '21

This week, we discuss a ruling on border searches, Apple being accused of not playing fair with its chips, and... personal jurisdiction. Hosts: Barbora Studihradová LLM '20 and Dan Noel '21

This week, we discuss super warrants, foreign agents inside tech companies, and a wrist slap over data throttling. Hosts: Yexi Xu LLM '20 and Debbie Mosley '22

This week, we discuss reservations about TikTok, DNA collection of non-U.S. detainees, and alleged discrimination on Facebook ads. Hosts: Veronica Bognot '21 and Joseph Kroon '22