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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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Sep 2, 2020 • 48min
Understanding the right technical assistance model for your organization.
Dave reviews an essay from top US officials on persistent engagement as US cyber doctrine, Ben describes the potential implications of a ruling on geofencing, and later in the show our conversation with Sean Brooks, Director of the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity’s Citizen Clinic program on his recent report, "Digital Safety Technical Assistance at Scale."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:Orin Kerr via TwitterHow to Compete in Cyberspace: Cyber Command’s New ApproachGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 2020 • 41min
CCPA impact on businesses.
Dave describes how California is providing data - a lot of data - the private investigators, Ben explains how Miami police were using facial recognition software to identify protesters, and later in the show our conversation with Stephen Cavey, Ground Labs’ Co-Founder and Chief Evangelist on the CCPA 6-month grace period that ended on July 1st.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:Miami Police Used Facial Recognition Technology in Protester's ArrestCalifornia DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private InvestigatorsGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19, 2020 • 41min
There is a trust gap.
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 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:The Cybersecurity 202: Zoom sued by consumer group for misrepresenting its encryption protectionsStingrays can track your phone but were hard to detect. A new project changes that.Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 2020 • 43min
Need affects change.
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, 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:EFF and ACLU Tell Federal Court that Forensic Software Source Code Must Be DisclosedThis Billion Dollar Company Considers Privacy Laws a Threat to Its BusinessGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2020 • 44min
The evolution of the internet.
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 not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney. Links to stories:How feds used a YouTube livestream to arrest a Portland protesterPolice Requests for Google Users’ Location Histories Face New ScrutinyGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2020 • 42min
Diversity in contact tracing.
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 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:EU court voids data-sharing pact with the U.S. in Facebook privacy caseDHS authorizes personnel to collect information on protesters it says threaten monumentsGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 22, 2020 • 43min
The power of the pen.
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 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:The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-TrapPolice Are Buying Access to Hacked Website DataGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 2020 • 43min
Law takes time.
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 constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney. Links to stories:TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong as tech companies push back against new security lawPolice Used Smart Streetlight Footage to Investigate ProtestersGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 8, 2020 • 39min
Huawei statements are not as strong as before.
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 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:Almost 17,000 Protesters Had No Idea A Tech Company Was Tracing Their LocationLockport school district will intervene in NYCLU lawsuitGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 1, 2020 • 44min
Policy is a mess.
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, 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:Wrongfully Accused by an AlgorithmIRS Used Cellphone Location Data to Try to Find SuspectsGot a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you. Thanks to our sponsor, KnowBe4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


