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Join us for thought provoking conversations on surveillance, digital privacy, and cybersecurity law and policy in the information age. Each week, hosts Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin break down the headlines, legal cases, and policy battles that matter most.

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39:44

Prioritizing data, security, and observability.

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2022/09/15

Tim Eades, CEO of vArmour, sits down with Dave to talk about why all security professionals need to prioritize data, security, and observability. Ben's story discusses a court decision on standing in data breach cases, giving hope to plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits. Dave’s got a story on the city of Baltimore spending nearly a million dollars to upgrade their stingray, which could ramp up cellphone tracking. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not

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50:33

Edward Snowden and whistleblower ethics.

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2022/09/08

This week, Ben Yelin sits down with Robert Carolina, Senior Fellow with the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway University of London, to share about the discussion he had with the University of Dayton's School of Law about Snowden & whistleblower ethics. Ben's story takes a look at Cloudflare’s decision to cut service to Kiwi Farms. Dave's got the first report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service on the metaverse. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views

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51:45

Twitter's data privacy battle.

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2022/09/01

Chris McLellan from Data Collaboration Alliance joins Dave to discuss Twitter and how they are to pay out $150 million in the battle over data privacy. Ben shares a story on a recent Maryland case dealing with particularity requirements for cell phone searches. Dave's got the story of the Federal Trade Commission suing an online data broker over surveillance concerns. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal

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45:05

Encore: Let's talk about Facebook's research.

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2022/08/25

Our guest is author and journalist Steven Levy. He’s editor-at-large at Wired and his most recent book is "Facebook: The Inside Story. Steven offers his insights on Facebook’s internal research teams, Ben shares a newly-decided court case on whether Big Tech companies can be sued under the Anti-Terrorism statute, and Dave's got the story of some warrantless surveillance being declared unconstitutional in Colorado. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not

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44:42

The U.S. and China's cyber relationship.

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2022/08/18

Luke Tenery from StoneTurn joins Dave to discuss the OPM breach, including a look back at this hack, what the fallout has been, and what has changed in the U.S.- Chinese cyber relationship. Ben shares an appeals court case on free speech rights and social media. Dave has a story of online health tracking services oversharing with the popular social media app, Facebook. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal

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38:03

Is privacy included?

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2022/08/11

This week, Carole Theriault interviews Jen Caltrider from Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included talking about the initiative as well as privacy related to apps they've reviewed. Ben shares the story of how a geofence warrant for data from 2015 might be the deciding factor in a death penalty case. Dave has a story on the FBI compelling someone to open an app with their face. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal

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44:25

What would a federal privacy act mean for brands?

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2022/08/04

This week, Matt Voda from OptiMine joins Dave to discuss what a federal privacy act would mean for brands. Ben discusses FTC’s bold new legal strategy against Big Tech. Dave's got the story of data brokers selling information on pregnancies. 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 your attorney. F.T.C. Chair Upends Antitrust Standards With Meta

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49:36

Ethically gaining and maintaining users.

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2022/07/28

Mark DiMassimo, Founder & Creative Chief of Creative Agency from DiGo to discuss the challenges that social media platforms face when trying to reconcile their need for growth against their desire to behave in an ethical way for the benefit of their users. Ben's story is on the Department of Homeland Security collecting substantial amounts of user location data. Dave's story is on potential privacy legislation at the federal level that actually has a shot at passing. While this show covers legal

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44:18

The Supreme Court's supreme security breach.

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2022/07/21

Dov Lerner, Security Research Lead at Cybersixgill, discusses how things that would have been considered off-limits are now routine. He specifically get into new research showing several instances of personal information exposed of the five conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices in the wake of Roe V. Wade being overturned. Ben talks through a proposed expansion of video surveillance in San Francisco. Dave's story is on an insurance company calling foul on a client’s lack of multi-factor

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40:42

Could new privacy police alter views on cybersecurity?

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2022/07/14

Brian Gant, an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at Maryville University, joins Dave to discuss how California's new 'privacy police' will affect views on cybersecurity. California has implemented a new Privacy Protection Agency aimed at regulating how companies can collect and use the data of their customers. Brian shares how an agency like this is altering state and national views on cybersecurity. Ben explains why the Elon Musk and Twitter dispute will be resolved by a special Court in

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50:14

Is the American Innovation and Online Choice Act...

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2022/07/07

Matt Kent, Competition Policy Advocate at Public Citizen, joins Ben to break down the American Innovation and Online Choice Act and discuss possible benefits. Ben's story discusses a new algorithmic model that claims to predict crimes before they happen and if, in fact, it actually works or not. Dave's got the story of legislators in Japan looking to open up big tech companies' algorithms, including such companies as Google, Amazon and Facebook. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a

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42:24

The future of cyber legislation.

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2022/06/30

Gary Buonacorsi, Tanium’s SLED CTO and Chief IT Architect, joins Dave to discuss Cyber Incident Reporting for the Critical Infrastructure Act. Ben and Dave share some listener follow up from a listener who spent some time being a U.S. Marshall, and their input on a recent episode where someone had a fake warrant out for their arrest. Ben's story follows the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade and shares how to not leave a digital footprint if you are looking for an abortion. Dave's story dives into the

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46:22

What new major cyber regulatory changes are coming?

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2022/06/23

Blaise Wabo, Healthcare and Financial Services Director at cybersecurity firm A-LIGN joins Dave to discuss major cyber regulation changes coming to ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, CMMC, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and PCI. Ben shares an interesting federal case on the legal defense of a gentleman forgetting his tablets passcode which landed him in trouble. Dave has an opinion from the EFF on Apple's newest restrictions when it comes to tracking. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views

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40:30

The strength of cybersecurity in America.

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2022/06/16

Greg Murphy, CEO of Ordr, joins Dave to share his thoughts on The Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act and what it means to US companies. Ben has an update on the Texas social media platform case, where Republicans are making the case that they are being censored by big social media platforms. Dave's story is on Canadian ISPs being ordered to block pirated streams of hockey games. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For

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40:55

Encore: Pay the ransom anyway regardless of payment ban?

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2022/06/09

Guest Mark Lance from GuidePoint Security talks with Dave about the FBI's recent advice not to ban ransom payments, some listener follow-up from Kevin who asks for ways a company or small business could keep their security gaps out of courts, Ben shares the story of a judge allowing a lawsuit against Apple alleging privacy violation in its use of Siri, Dave's got the details on trade groups lobbying for streamlined breach reporting standards. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer,

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42:37

Cybersecurity and data protection at the forefront of...

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2022/06/02

Andrea D'Ambra, from Norton Rose Fulbright law firm, joins Dave to discuss their research on litigation and the privacy landscape, as well as how respondents anticipate that cybersecurity and data protection will be a top driver of new disputes in the next several years. Ben's story is on a new Justice Department policy for charging cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Dave's story is on new guidance from the FTC on student privacy issues. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is

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60:09

Reliving a scandal's past.

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2022/05/26

Author, Garrett Graff, joins Ben Yelin to discuss his new book "Watergate: A new history," taking a deep dive into the 1970's scandal, specifically on surveillance and wiretapping and the legality behind it, Ben discusses a newly released court decision on Big Tech platform content moderation that shows a judicial split on the issue, and Dave's story is on the FBI’s surveillance of snapchat users. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal

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48:03

The ever-evolving cybersecurity field.

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2022/05/19

Guest Kimberly Patlis Walsh, President and Managing Director at Corporate Risk Solutions, joins Dave to discuss the evolution of cybersecurity and the correlating insurance marketplace, Ben's story covers ramifications of legal developments in Texas, and Dave discusses proposed legislation that takes the for-sale sign off the 4th Amendment. 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

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48:43

Let's talk about data privacy compliance fatigue.

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2022/05/12

Guest Bill Tolson, Vice President of eDiscovery at Archive360 joins Dave to discuss compliance fatigue, Ben's story covers a settlement between the ACLU and Clearview AI, and Dave discusses some tech giants rallying behind a proposed New York Privacy bill. 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 your attorney. Links to stories: Clearview AI settles suit and

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39:20

Modernizing healthcare regulation?

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2022/05/05

Patrick Sullivan from A-LIGN compliance and security discusses privacy implications of modernizing HIPAA and how it will affect healthcare and goes into why its taken this long to update a regulation that was written a decade ago, Ben's story covers an eye-opening footnote from a 9th Circuit court case about internet content collection, and Dave's story is on the surprising number of warrantless searches the FBI conducted last year. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views

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