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June 16, 2022The strength of cybersecurity in America.
Greg Murphy, CEO of Ordr, joins Dave to share his thoughts on The Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act and what it means to US companies. Ben has an update on the Texas social media platform case, where Republicans are making the case that they are being censored by big social media platforms. Dave's story is on Canadian ISPs being ordered to block pirated streams of hockey games.
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:
NHL Broadcasters Win Canada’s First ‘Dynamic’ Pirate IPTV Blocking Order
NETCHOICE, LLC, DBA NETCHOICE, ET AL. v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS ON APPLICATION TO VACATE STAY

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41 min
June 09, 2022Encore: Pay the ransom anyway regardless of payment ban?
Guest Mark Lance from GuidePoint Security talks with Dave about the FBI's recent advice not to ban ransom payments, some listener follow-up from Kevin who asks for ways a company or small business could keep their security gaps out of courts, Ben shares the story of a judge allowing a lawsuit against Apple alleging privacy violation in its use of Siri, Dave's got the details on trade groups lobbying for streamlined breach reporting standards.
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:
U.S. judge rules Google must face much of lawsuit over Voice Assistant
Industry Groups Urge Lawmakers to Streamline Cyber Breach Reporting Rules

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41 min
June 02, 2022Cybersecurity and data protection at the forefront of legal disputes.
Andrea D'Ambra, from Norton Rose Fulbright law firm, joins Dave to discuss their research on litigation and the privacy landscape, as well as how respondents anticipate that cybersecurity and data protection will be a top driver of new disputes in the next several years. Ben's story is on a new Justice Department policy for charging cases under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Dave's story is on new guidance from the FTC on student 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:
Department of Justice Revises Policy for Charging Cases Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
FTC Unanimously Adopts Policy Statement on Education Technology and COPPA

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43 min
May 26, 2022Reliving a scandal's past.
Author, Garrett Graff, joins Ben Yelin to discuss his new book "Watergate: A new history," taking a deep dive into the 1970's scandal, specifically on surveillance and wiretapping and the legality behind it, Ben discusses a newly released court decision on Big Tech platform content moderation that shows a judicial split on the issue, and Dave's story is on the FBI’s surveillance of snapchat users.
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:
In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit
FBI Wiretap Opens Window To Murderous Drug Gang—And A Crucial Flaw In Snapchat Privacy

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1 hr 1 min
May 19, 2022The ever-evolving cybersecurity field.
Guest Kimberly Patlis Walsh, President and Managing Director at Corporate Risk Solutions, joins Dave to discuss the evolution of cybersecurity and the correlating insurance marketplace, Ben's story covers ramifications of legal developments in Texas, and Dave discusses proposed legislation that takes the for-sale sign off the 4th Amendment.
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:
Did Fifth Circuit Put Texas In Charge of The Internet?
Congress should pass the ‘Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act’

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49 min
May 12, 2022Let's talk about data privacy compliance fatigue.
Guest Bill Tolson, Vice President of eDiscovery at Archive360 joins Dave to discuss compliance fatigue, Ben's story covers a settlement between the ACLU and Clearview AI, and Dave discusses some tech giants rallying behind a proposed New York Privacy bill.
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:
Clearview AI settles suit and agrees to limit sales of facial recognition database.
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo back New York ban on controversial search warrants

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49 min
May 05, 2022Modernizing healthcare regulation?
Patrick Sullivan from A-LIGN compliance and security discusses privacy implications of modernizing HIPAA and how it will affect healthcare and goes into why its taken this long to update a regulation that was written a decade ago, Ben's story covers an eye-opening footnote from a 9th Circuit court case about internet content collection, and Dave's story is on the surprising number of warrantless searches the FBI conducted last year.
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:
Spy report: 3.4M warrantless searches of US data under FISA last year
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

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40 min
April 28, 2022A new executive order on cybersecurity.
Lauren Van Wazer from Akamai shares her thoughts on the implications for the Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity, Ben's story is on a new EU landmark law aimed to force big tech companies to tackle illegal content such as limiting how digital giants target users with online ads, Dave's story is on the White house's Cyberwarfare and the power grab they are trying to demonstrate, and describes how cyber defense really became a thing throughout the last few presidential administrations.
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 agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content
The Biden White House’s Cyberwarfare Power Grab

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43 min
April 21, 2022What's next in the new era of Cyber Disclosures?
Paul Innella, CEO of Tetrad Digital Integrity (TDI), discusses their new white paper on Board Risk, as well as clearing up some confusion on what could be next in the new era of Cyber Disclosures (regarding public companies, private equity requirements, Ben's story is on LinkedIn and what is considered hacking versus what is not, and Dave's story is on new technology helping over in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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:
Court reaffirms that data scraping isn't hacking in LinkedIn appeal
Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers

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41 min
April 14, 2022Does security and identity go hand in hand?
Aaron Painter from Nametag shares the importance of implementing identity in the security/authentication process, not only for data protection, but for building trust within digital interactions, Ben's story comes from "Last week tonight with John Oliver" on data brokers, and Dave's story is on how the US is preparing to deal with Russian attacks.
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:
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks
Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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45 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…