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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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 308
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Can individual liberties keep up with technology?
Guest Andrew Hammond, historian and chief curator at the International Spy Museum joins Dave to talk about the battle of privacy vs freedom in real life and online, Ben has the story of an appeals co…
00:39:07 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Federal standing in identity theft cases.
Guest Tiana Demas joins us from Cooley LLC to talk with Dave on the recent Second Circuit decision concerning identity theft, Ben unpacks the Trump administration’s gathering of metadata from members…
00:41:23 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Private companies are not subject to the First Amendment.
Guest Robert Nelon a partner at the national law firm Hall Estill joins Dave to discuss Facebook’s decision to uphold their ban on former president Trump’s account, Ben reviews the Supreme Court’s de…
00:42:01 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Data privacy laws are failing.
Ben looks at new legislation restricting police use of DNA, Dave's got the story of the proposed algorithm transparency bill, and later in the show our conversation with Rita Garry from Robbins, Salo…
00:41:59 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
The normalization of data leaks.
Guest Chris Strand of IntSights joins Dave to talk about whether the "Normalization of Data Leaks" drives further need for federal data privacy regulation to combat complacency, Ben takes a look new …
00:43:07 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
To pay or not to pay? Ransomware negotiation.
Guest Leeann Nicolo is a ransomware negotiation expert from Coalition who joins Dave to discuss how they determine to pay out a ransomware gang, Ben takes a look at President Biden’s executive order …
00:36:03 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Many do not trust their banks and banking apps.
Guest Marijus Briedis joins us from NordVPN to discuss their 2021 Online Banking Privacy Trends survey, Ben discusses a key Appeals Court case on cell site location information tracking, Dave takes a…
00:37:07 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Privacy sector shift under the Biden administration.
Our guest Caitlin Fennessy from International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) joins Dave to discuss the shift in the privacy sector under the Biden administration, Ben shares he has been …
00:46:03 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Privacy as a competitive advantage.
Our guest Erez Yalon, senior director of security research at Checkmarx joins Dave to discuss Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy, Ben describes how the FBI has been found violating some privacy…
00:42:43 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Cyber insurance: still a work in progress.
Our guests this week are Paul Moura and David Navetta from Cooley who share their thoughts on the importance of cyber insurance with Dave, Ben has the story of a lawsuit from some WeChat users, and D…
00:39:14 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Impacts of the U.S.'s digital divide.
Grant Hosford, CEO of codeSpark on the impacts of U.S.'s digital divide, and what he believes local governments should do to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed in an increasingly onl…
00:42:14 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Breaches are a near certainty.
Guest Dean Gonsowski of ActiveNav joins Dave to discuss data privacy legislation and data governance, Ben explains a Supreme Court Justice’s take on Section 230, and Dave's got the story from Wired t…
00:40:30 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Regulation of the Internet is evolving.
Guest Konstantinos Komaitis from the nonprofit Internet Society joins Dave to discuss the unintended consequences of uninformed online regulatory policies, Ben describes a class-action suit against G…
00:40:41 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
HITECH Act: Pushing the healthcare industry toward electronic medical records.
Guest is Donna Grindle CEO at Kardon and cohost of the Help Me with HIPAA podcast joins us with an update to the HITECH Act, Ben takes a closer look at video surveillance and privacy issues being arg…
00:50:12 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Virginia privacy law and what it means for you.
Guest is Heather Federman of BigID on the impact of Virginia's new Consumer Data Protection Act, Ben's story looks at potential reactions from the Biden White House to the SolarWinds hack, Dave's sto…
00:40:34 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Amazon Marketplace: You've got to be there.
Guest is author Jason Boyce on his book, "The Amazon Jungle," Ben Looks at cell phone data gathered during the January 6th Capitol riot. Dave has statements from Senator Ron Wyden to an online advert…
00:48:09 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Unregulated IoT devices: What could go wrong?
Guest Bob Ackerman from Allegis Cyber talks about the potential effect of Federal regulation on the IoT security space, Ben looks at Virginia’s new privacy legislation, and Dave digs into a study on …
00:38:06 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Microtargeting as information warfare.
Guest Major Jess Dawson from Army Cyber Institute joins Dave to talk about microtargeting as information warfare, Ben's story looks at efforts to keep the government from tracking your location, and …
00:40:37 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Internet of Bodies (IoB) devices: technology is advancing much quicker than regulations can.
Guest Mary Lee from the Rand Corporation joins Dave to discuss the Internet of Bodies (IoB): Opportunities, Risks and Governance, Ben looks at a state tax on social media advertising, and Dave's got …
00:31:14 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Privacy has become almost a fundamental right.
Guest Ameesh Divatia from Baffle joins Dave to discuss whether it’s time for a national privacy referendum, Ben looks at a plan congressional democrats are cooking up for section 230 of the communica…
00:37:57 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
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