Dave has the story of the potential expansion of the Patriot Act. Ben takes a look at hacking tools that were offered up to local law enforcement. And later in the show my conversation with Alan Z. Rozenshtein, associate professor of law at University of Minnesota. We’re discussing his recent article in Lawfare, Government Surveillance in an Age of Pandemics.

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Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr’s Surveillance Powers

NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police

Government Surveillance in an Age of Pandemics

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Dave has the story of a facial recognition research project that claims to be able to predict criminality, Ben takes a look at privacy in the face of contact tracing app and coronavirus, and later in the show our conversation with Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum on how privacy is better understood as a human right, privacy risks that will grow in prominence during the 2020s, and rising technologies that will be used to manage privacy over the next decade.

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Research brief on facial recognition software

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Dave has the story of a US appeals court asking why a Facebook encryption order should remain sealed, Ben takes a look at the effects of GDPR, and later in the show our conversation with Tarah Wheeler, she is a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America, we spoke about why the world desperately needs digital a Geneva Convention.

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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U.S. appeals court asks why Facebook encryption order should stay sealed

Europe’s Privacy Law Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates

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Dave's got the story of a landlord who may run afoul of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Ben wonders if the big tech CEOs could be held liable for contact tracking apps, and later in the show my conversation with Joseph Cox. He is a Senior Staff Writer at Motherboard and will be discussing his recent article How Big Companies Spy on Your Emails.

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Apple and Google CEOs should be held responsible for protecting coronavirus tracking data, says GOP Sen. Hawley

The twitter thread from Dave's story

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Dave's got the story of photographer who came up short in an online copyright claim, Ben wonders if the Supreme Court is going to take a look at the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and later in the show my conversation with Dmitri Alperovitch. He is the co-founder and former CTO at CrowdStrike. We’ll be discussing the recently published cybersecurity solarium report.

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Photographer can’t sue a website for embedding her Instagram post, says court

Is the Supreme Court About to Take Its First Big CFAA Case?

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Dave shares the details of New York’s new data breach notification law and how it may affect businesses. Ben examines the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s approach to evaluating government demands for new surveillance powers. And later in the show our conversation with David Holtzman from CynergisTek. We’ll be looking at how HIPAA privacy and security standards have been impacted by the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Links to stories:

New York’s New Data Breach Notification Law: What Businesses Should Know

How EFF Evaluates Government Demands for New Surveillance Powers

Listener on the line:

First-Ever CCPA Cause of Action Filed in a Federal Court, but Is This Class Claim Short-Lived?

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Dave has a fascinating application of anonymized data to show travel patterns during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben discusses the temptation to increase surveillance during this pandemic, and later in the show my conversation with Professor Yehuda Lindell, CEO and co-founder of Unbound Tech on government requests for data: What does it mean for your organization?

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The temptation of coronavirus surveillance

Terrifying cellphone ‘heat map’ shows just how much people are still traveling

Thanks to Elizabeth Wharton @lawyerliz, former Caveat guest for the assist.

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Ben and Dave discuss the policy and privacy issues surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, and later in the show our interview with Lily Hay Newman. She is a senior writer at WIRED, and we’ll be discussing browser privacy.

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U.S. Government, tech industry discussing ways to use smartphone location data to combat coronavirus

DOJ asks Congress for broad new powers amid Covid-19. Schumer says, “Hell no.”

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Ben and Dave discuss the policy and privacy issues surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, the Listener on the Line has a question about ZTE bribery and later in the show our interview with Nancy Kim. She is the ProFlowers Distinguished Professor of Internet Studies and Professor of Law at California Western School of Law, and author of several books including Consentability - Consent and Its Limits. Be sure to stick around for that.

Links to stories:

Surveillance Company Says It's Deploying 'Coronavirus-Detecting' Cameras in US

Israeli Spyware Firm Wants to Track Data to Stop Coronavirus Spreading

U.S. Probes Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE for Possible Bribery

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Ben shares a story about dressing for privacy, Dave has the tale of location data putting an innocent man at the scene of a crime, and later in the show our interview with Admiral James Stavridis. He is the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

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Dressing for the Surveillance Age

Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime

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