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Caveat episodes

August 10, 2023Encore: Follow the money along the blockchain.
Guest Alex Iftimie of Morrison Foerster to discuss how the Department of Justice seized nearly $500,000 in ransomware payments made to a North Korean hacking group that targeted U.S. medical providers. Dave and Ben have some follow-up about GitHub Copilot from listeners Micah and Steve. In his story, Ben explores the potential legal and policy issues surrounding the new AI chatbot, ChatGPT. Dave has a case which questions the legality of livestreaming the police.
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The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT
Threatened with jail for live-streaming traffic stop, he sued

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57 min
August 03, 2023Roll out the red carpet for cyber regulations.
Valerie Abend, Global Cyber Strategy Lead from Accenture sits down to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently announced cyber regulations. Ben shares the story of an interesting case concerning internet preservation law. Dave takes a look at an article from Lawfare that ponders the cybersecurity insurance market.
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Nevada Magistrate Judge Recommends Rejecting Internet Preservation Challenge—And Why It's Wrong
If Cyber Is Uninsurable, the United States Has a Major Strategy Problem

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49 min
July 27, 2023A darkside to AI.
Ken Cox from Hostirian joins Dave to discuss the darkside of AI and how to safeguard your privacy. Ben has the story of a proposed law from Ted Cruz, regulating IoT devices, from an unlikely sponsor. Dave's got the story of a novel proposal to limit social media platforms to help control and diminish harmful content.
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Ted Cruz proposes bill to help detect if your house is spying on you
Unjust Enrichment by Algorithm

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47 min
July 20, 2023The cost of identity.
Jeff Reich, Executive Director at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), joins to discuss the cost of identity. Ben and Dave discuss some follow up regarding how an appeals court put a temporary hold on an unusual order restricting federal officials and the agencies they work for from communicating with social media companies about content on their platforms. Ben discusses a new legal challenge to Texas’ law banning TikTok on state-issued devices. Dave's got the story of tax preparation companies allegedly oversharing data with Meta.
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.
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Appeals court temporarily blocks order that restricted feds’ contact with social media firms
Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’
3 tax prep firms shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

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42 min
July 13, 2023Laws, lawsuits, and privacy.
Dan Frechtling from Boltive sits down with Ben to discuss changes in health privacy, video privacy lawsuits, and children data laws. Ben's story looks at proposed legislation coming out of Massachusetts that could ban cell site location data. Dave's got the story of comedian and author Sarah Silverman suing OpenAI over copyright infringement.
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.
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Selling Your Cellphone Location Data Might Soon Be Banned in U.S. for First Time
Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

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51 min
July 06, 2023To pay, or not to pay, that is the question.
Mark Lance from Guidepoint sits down to talk to Dave about ransomware policy, negotiations and payment impacts. This week, Ben looks at a surprising Federal District Court decision limiting Biden administration contacts with Big Tech companies. Dave's got the story of research questioning the veracity of AI detectors.
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.
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Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case
AI WEIRDNESS: THE STRANGE SIDE OF MACHINE LEARNING

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52 min
June 29, 2023Encore: Opening up from Congress's point of view.
Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd shares his new book, AMERICAN REBOOT, Ben shares a story about a new transatlantic agreement on data privacy, and Dave's story is on the story allegations from the DOJ that Google is playing fast and loose with attorney client privilege.
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U.S. and European leaders reach deal on trans-Atlantic data privacy.
Google routinely hides emails from litigation by CCing attorneys, DOJ alleges

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55 min
June 22, 2023The power of global networks.
Eric Wenger, Cisco's Senior Director, Technology Policy, Global Government Affairs, joins Dave to discuss the issue of global network resilience. Ben's story follows a Twitter thread that is looking at a new case involving cell phone searches at the border. Dave's got the story of the EU passing a draft law, intended to restrict and add transparency requirements to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the twenty-seven-member bloc.
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.
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Cell phone searchers
The world’s regulatory superpower is taking on a regulatory nightmare: artificial intelligence

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53 min
June 15, 2023IT companies sweep in to aid Ukraine.
Dr. Bilyana Lilly sits down with Dave to discuss her co-authored paper for CyCon: "Business @ War: The IT Companies Helping to Defend Ukraine." This week, Ben's story follows the U.S. government declassifying a report on buying troves of data about United States citizens. Dave's story is on how and why deepfakes are entering into U.S. politics.
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.
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DeSantis ushers in our fake-images-in-politics nightmare
The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
15th International Conference on Cyber Conflict

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52 min
June 08, 2023GDPR turns 5.
This week, our guest is Larry Whiteside Jr., CISO from RegScale, who sits down with Dave to discuss GDPR on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. Ben talks about an appeals court decision in a "zombie case" that could have major ramifications for cybersecurity firms. Dave's got the story of a Texas judge who is none-too-happy with ChatGPT in his courtroom, unless checked out by a human.
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.
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This ‘zombie case’ could have big ramifications for cybersecurity firms
Federal judge: No AI in my courtroom unless a human verifies its accuracy

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53 min

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