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August 25, 2022Encore: Let's talk about Facebook's research.
Our guest is author and journalist Steven Levy. He’s editor-at-large at Wired and his most recent book is "Facebook: The Inside Story. Steven offers his insights on Facebook’s internal research teams, Ben shares a newly-decided court case on whether Big Tech companies can be sued under the Anti-Terrorism statute, and Dave's got the story of some warrantless surveillance being declared unconstitutional in Colorado.
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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Federal appeals court clears social media companies in Pulse shooting lawsuit
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Three Months of Warrantless Video Surveillance Violates the Constitution

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46 min
August 18, 2022The U.S. and China's cyber relationship.
Luke Tenery from StoneTurn joins Dave to discuss the OPM breach, including a look back at this hack, what the fallout has been, and what has changed in the U.S.- Chinese cyber relationship. Ben shares an appeals court case on free speech rights and social media. Dave has a story of online health tracking services oversharing with the popular social media app, Facebook.
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.
Victory! Federal Court Upholds First Amendment Protections for Student’s Off-Campus Social Media Post
Digital Medical Companies Funnel Patient Data To Facebook For Advertising

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45 min
August 11, 2022Is privacy included?
This week, Carole Theriault interviews Jen Caltrider from Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included talking about the initiative as well as privacy related to apps they've reviewed. Ben shares the story of how a geofence warrant for data from 2015 might be the deciding factor in a death penalty case. Dave has a story on the FBI compelling someone to open an app with their face.
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.
Cops Turn To Google Location Data To Pursue A Death Penalty For 2015 Murder
The FBI Forced A Suspect To Unlock Amazon’s Encrypted App Wickr With Their Face

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39 min
August 04, 2022What would a federal privacy act mean for brands?
This week, Matt Voda from OptiMine joins Dave to discuss what a federal privacy act would mean for brands. Ben discusses FTC’s bold new legal strategy against Big Tech. Dave's got the story of data brokers selling information on pregnancies.
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.
F.T.C. Chair Upends Antitrust Standards With Meta Lawsuit
These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret

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45 min
July 28, 2022Ethically gaining and maintaining users.
Mark DiMassimo, Founder & Creative Chief of Creative Agency from DiGo to discuss the challenges that social media platforms face when trying to reconcile their need for growth against their desire to behave in an ethical way for the benefit of their users. Ben's story is on the Department of Homeland Security collecting substantial amounts of user location data. Dave's story is on potential privacy legislation at the federal level that actually has a shot at passing.
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.
Homeland Security records show 'shocking' use of phone data, ACLU says
Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill

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50 min
July 21, 2022The Supreme Court's supreme security breach.
Dov Lerner, Security Research Lead at Cybersixgill, discusses how things that would have been considered off-limits are now routine. He specifically get into new research showing several instances of personal information exposed of the five conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices in the wake of Roe V. Wade being overturned. Ben talks through a proposed expansion of video surveillance in San Francisco. Dave's story is on an insurance company calling foul on a client’s lack of multi-factor authentication.
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.
Breed and New DA Jenkins Pushing Hard to Expand Police Access to Private Security Cameras All Over Town
Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use

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45 min
July 14, 2022Could new privacy police alter views on cybersecurity?
Brian Gant, an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at Maryville University, joins Dave to discuss how California's new 'privacy police' will affect views on cybersecurity. California has implemented a new Privacy Protection Agency aimed at regulating how companies can collect and use the data of their customers. Brian shares how an agency like this is altering state and national views on cybersecurity. Ben explains why the Elon Musk and Twitter dispute will be resolved by a special Court in Delaware. Dave has a story on Google updating their spam filters to please politicians.
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:
What Is Delaware’s Court of Chancery and Its Role in Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal?
Google Is Going to Let Politicians Spam Your Inbox

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41 min
July 07, 2022Is the American Innovation and Online Choice Act beneficial?
Matt Kent, Competition Policy Advocate at Public Citizen, joins Ben to break down the American Innovation and Online Choice Act and discuss possible benefits. Ben's story discusses a new algorithmic model that claims to predict crimes before they happen and if, in fact, it actually works or not. Dave's got the story of legislators in Japan looking to open up big tech companies' algorithms, including such companies as Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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:
Algorithm Claims to Predict Crime in US Cities Before It Happens
Japanese court ruling poised to make Big Tech open up on algorithms
S.2992 - American Innovation and Choice Online Act

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51 min
June 30, 2022The future of cyber legislation.
Gary Buonacorsi, Tanium’s SLED CTO and Chief IT Architect, joins Dave to discuss Cyber Incident Reporting for the Critical Infrastructure Act. Ben and Dave share some listener follow up from a listener who spent some time being a U.S. Marshall, and their input on a recent episode where someone had a fake warrant out for their arrest. Ben's story follows the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade and shares how to not leave a digital footprint if you are looking for an abortion. Dave's story dives into the debate over whether a password can provide more legal protection than a facial id scan or a fingerprint scan.
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:
Seeking an abortion? Here’s how to avoid leaving a digital trail.
Warrant authorized authorities to compel Eastman to use his finger or face to unlock his phone but specifically prohibited them from demanding his password

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43 min
June 23, 2022What new major cyber regulatory changes are coming?
Blaise Wabo, Healthcare and Financial Services Director at cybersecurity firm A-LIGN joins Dave to discuss major cyber regulation changes coming to ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, CMMC, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and PCI. Ben shares an interesting federal case on the legal defense of a gentleman forgetting his tablets passcode which landed him in trouble. Dave has an opinion from the EFF on Apple's newest restrictions when it comes to tracking.
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:
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL ANTHONY DASHEM
Facebook Says Apple is Too Powerful. They're Right.

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47 min

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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…