What the Hack with Adam Levin

As technology is integrated deeper into classrooms, the lines between education and data privacy have been destroyed by for-profit data miners. This week, privacy advocate Shannon Edwards reveals how educational apps harvest sensitive information from children, commodify their data, and what parents can do to fight it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ransomware is a type of malware that allows hackers to commandeer data on a device or an entire network. Increasingly, the threat actors behind these crimes set their sites on mission critical targets. We talked about it with renowned cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all been there. You see something perfect online, you do all the clicks and then think, “Wait, was that legit?” Scam-lite transactions are the way of the web these days, whether it’s direct-from-manufacturer or super-sticky subscriptions, we have your back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From elections to ransomware, CISA Director Jen Easterly breaks down the threats to America’s critical infrastructure and what’s being done to stop them, sharing along the way her journey from the real-life battlefield to the frontlines of cybersecurity. This is a rare glimpse into the most pressing threats America faces—and a compelling story about Director Easterly’s own experience being targeted.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think you’re too savvy to get scammed? Author and activist Cory Doctorow explains how we’re all one muffaletta and a malfunctioning jet door away from falling prey to the most basic of cons. He joins us this week to talk about that and to fill us in about his new book, “The Bezzle.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the biggest threat to your privacy wasn’t some hacker in a hoodie—but a spy trained to infiltrate your life? Former FBI operative Eric O’Neill, the man who took down spy Robert Hanssen, explains how digital spies target us, offering along the way real-world tips to protect ourselves in a world where everyone’s a potential target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Edward Goodman, an insider on AI ethics and policy, discusses the intriguing dark side of AI. He examines how AI could potentially orchestrate the perfect crime, evolving traditional scams through sophisticated techniques like deepfakes and targeted phishing. Goodman explores the ethical dilemmas posed by AI's manipulation of financial systems and its implications on personal security. Listeners gain insight into the chilling realities of AI-driven threats, emphasizing the need for vigilance in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

Karen Johnson, a former catfish scammer turned scam avoidance coach, shares her riveting transformation story. She dives into her experiences of being both a deceiver and a victim, shedding light on the emotional manipulation involved in online scams. The conversation takes a twist as they discuss how AI complicates the scam landscape, including sophisticated tactics like fake parking tickets. Listeners also gain insight into essential tips for protecting against QR code fraud and empowering vulnerable populations, particularly seniors, against online threats.

As a Daily Show correspondent, comedian Roy Wood, Jr. knows a thing or two about fake news and truthiness as well as the truth-and-a-half that is comedy. By skewering the media and the people in the news, he has special insight into how misinformation affects the way we think about the world and what we know.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices