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Guest Liz Wharton from Scythe joins Ben to discuss the evolving privacy regulatory environment, Ben talks about the reluctance on the part of the United States and Russia to use offensive cyber tools, Dave's story is on the FTC and how they are requiring organizations to delete troublesome algorithms.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: ‘Not the time to go poking around’: How former U.S. hackers view dealing with Russia The FTC’s new enforcement weapon spells death for algorithms Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Lauren Van Wazer, Akamai's Vice President for Global Public Policy, joins Dave Bittner to discuss their call for robust security in broadband rollout, Ben discusses two recent Supreme Court decisions on the state secrets privilege. Dave has the story of the US senate passing cyber breach notification legislation.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: C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Sides With F.B.I. in Case on Spying on Muslims The Senate is finally passing big cyber bills Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Jason Sarfati, Chief Privacy Officer and VP of Legal at Gravy Analytics, joins Dave to take a deep dive on what location data is and the approaches that different levels of stakeholders are taking with it, Ben talks about the moment of reckoning for big tech companies during the conflict in Ukraine, and Dave digs deeper into the executive order that enables our government’s intelligence activities.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: ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People Librarian's lament: Digital books are not fireproof Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests Mike Theis and Stacy Hadeka from Hogan Lovells join Dave to discuss the False Claims Act (FCA) and how it relates to cybersecurity, Ben has the story of a tech firm offering facial recognition technology to city governments to help them ID homeless people, and Dave shares the struggles of digital libraries in a world of stringent copyright laws.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: ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People Librarian's lament: Digital books are not fireproof Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Ron Brash from aDolus joins Dave to discuss software attack vectors faced by the shipping community, Ben has the story of two U.S. Senators issuing a new warning about CIA surveillance. Dave's got the story of proposed legislation that puts guard rails on social media algorithms.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: Dem duo's warning of CIA 'warrantless backdoor searches' revives domestic spying debate New algorithm bill could force Facebook to change how the news feed works GoGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Patricia Thaine, CEO of Private AI, joins Dave to discuss protecting consumer privacy in developer applications, Ben has the story of the IRS backing off on their plans requiring taxpayers' facial scans for ID, and Dave's story is about the national security implications of the open data market.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: IRS abandons facial recognition plan after firestorm of criticism The Open Data Market and Risks to National Security Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Dr. Rois Ni Thuama, Head of Cyber Governance for Red Sift, stops by to talk with Dave about the changing landscape when it comes to governance and how organizations are approaching cyber, Ben discusses the latest on the Pegasus spyware story, Dave ponders the underlying policy issues in the recent controversy at Spotify.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: F.B.I. Secretly Bought Israeli Spyware and Explored Hacking U.S. Phones Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Susan St. Clair of WhiteSource discusses increased regulation in the open source community with Dave. Ben looks at a lawsuit against Google targeting location data. and Dave talks about rising cyber insurance costs and the influence they have on best practices. 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: Four Attorneys General Claim Google Secretly Tracked People District 87's cybersecurity insurance cost to jump 334% Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Ruston Miles of Bluefin joins Dave to discuss compliance regulation as it relates to the payment security space, Dave and Been share some follow up from listener Casey on making Constitutional amendments easier and Rule 407 of the Federal Rules of Evidence as it applies to cyber incidents, Ben looks at the recent Russian takedown of alleged REvil masterminds, and Dave looks at warrantless requests for WhatsApp metadata.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: Russia Says It Arrested Members of Notorious ‘REvil’ Ransomware Gang WhatsApp Ordered To Help U.S. Agents Spy On Chinese Phones—No Explanation Required Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Chris Hart, partner and co-chair of Foley Hoag's Privacy & Data Security Practice, joins Dave to discuss ransomware and cyber insurance, Ben talks about the role that attorneys play in the aftermath of cybersecurity incidents, and Dvae shares calls to amend the constitution.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: Do the Legal Rules Governing the Confidentiality of Cyber Incident Response Undermine Cybersecurity? UPGRADE OUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices