Privacy Patriots

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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Privacy Patriots episodes:

November 20, 2020 Episode 14 – Pre-Holiday Roundtable
Keyvis from RT4 Atlanta and Dennis from RT4 Milwaukee are joined by Mitch and Powderhorn to discuss California’s privacy proposition Prop 24, and much more…
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35min
November 13, 2020 Episode 13 – Post-Election Roundtable
Sam from RT4 Minneapolis, Keyvis from RT4 Atlanta, and Dennis from RT4 Milwaukee gather for a roundtable discussion of the privacy implications of the United Sta,tes presidential election.
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1h 10min
July 22, 2020 Episode 12 – Privacy Patriots 2.0
Privacy Patriots is back! A new crew has assembled to bring you the latest news from the forefront of technology, civil rights, politics and global affairs.
Tune in and follow our efforts to reign in the surveillance state through lobbying, activism, investigative journalism and more. The three hosts of Privacy Patriots have been lobbying for passage of much needed transparency measures over surveillance and military equipment in Minneapolis.
This inaugural episode of the new edition of Privacy Patriots covers a lot of territory. First an introduction to the new hosts followed by a lengthy discussion of surveillance — locally, nationally and globally (including archival audio).
Later on, Sam explains Persistent Surveillance Systems who aim to fly spyplanes over St Louis in a most Orwellian way. Kurt, Sam and Cass go back and forth about revelations that the FBI is looking into the Restore the Fourth movement. The three also discuss their lobbying of Minneapolis City Council to pass POSTME into law and more.
Listen in and let us know what you think!
Sam – Twitter
Kurt – Twitter
Cass – ???
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1h 2min
July 22, 2018Episode 11.5 – Radio Statler @HOPE XII
Fong & EJ return to the birthplace of the Privacy Patriots podcast – the 12th bi-annual HOPE Conference in NYC – where they recorded a live episode on Radio Statler.
We were joined by Theo Chino, from NYCprivacy and RT4 NYC, and Alex Marthews spoke to us about the Carpenter v. USA Supreme Court decision.
This episode’s Patriot is Tiana Smalls and our Pariah is Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Carpenter vs. USA Analysis
One Woman Who Knew Her Rights Forced Border Patrol Off a Greyhound Bus
Inside Cuomo’s plan to have your face scanned at NYC toll plazas
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1h 16min
May 20, 2018Episode 11 – GUEST: Shahid Buttar
We spoke with Shahid Buttar, a civil-liberties-minded candidate running for the 12th Congressional District in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This episode’s Patriot is Jan Koum. He left Facebook after disagreements over use of WhatsApp users’ private data.
This episode’s Pariah is the NYC Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, for admonishing the NYC CCRB for educating people about the 4th Amendment.
TL:DR
Is China Becoming A Black Mirror Episode (Sesame Credit)
Google’s the Selfish Ledger
They didn’t pay for the stock footage…
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More than 3,000 apps have been spying on children without parental consent
FBI exaggerated the number of phones it can’t unlock by up to 550 percent
IBM warns of instant breaking of encryption by quantum computers: ‘Move your data today’
Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out
Russia blocks Telegram app over encryption
Upstate NY farmer says ICE officers stormed his farm without a warrant, cuffed him, threw his phone
Surveillance Database of Journalists to Be Compiled in the USA. Where Is the Outcry?
Amazon Rekognition Scandal
Amazon Admits Alexa Device Eavesdropped On Portland Family
Update on the story
Newark NJ surveillance cameras
Victories!
A California bill to hold police accountable for surveillance tech faces one last hurdle before heading to the state Senate floor.
ISO rejects backdoored NSA IoT standard
Georgia’s governor has vetoed SB 315, the state’s catastrophically stupid cybersecurity law
Congressional law banning backdoors
Fourth Circuit rules that border officials can’t subject electronic devices to suspicionless forensic searches
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2h 41min
March 29, 2018Episode 10 – GPS-tracked Food Trucks – GUEST: Robert Frommer
We speak with Robert Frommer of the Institute for Justice about Chicago’s ordinance requiring all food trucks to be outfitted with GPS trackers.
This episode’s Patriots are Chris Lydgate and Nick Budnick of the Willamette Weekly. Our pariah is Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans. Honorable mention: Rancher, Ricardo Palacios.
Mountain of sensitive FedEx customer data exposed, possibly for years
Equifax may actually make money off data breach
Signal partners with Microsoft to bring end-to-end encryption to Skype
Microsoft bans foul language from Skype, Microsoft365 and Xbox Live
Police give out infected USBs as prizes in cybersecurity quiz
Voting-machine makers are already worried about Defcon
DHS wants to subject all international travelers to face scans at airports
ICE Wants to Be an Intelligence Agency Under Trump
Facebook can’t force Germans to use their real names, court rules
Google Photos algorithm racist?
NSA deletes ‘honesty’ and ‘Openness’ from Core Values
NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve
NSA Denies Prior Knowledge of Exploits
British court ruled that their snooper’s charter lacks adequate safeguards
Amazon Partnership with British Alarms Privacy Advocates
China bans the letter ‘N’
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
Governments, and ISPs are using network gear to inject malware into citizens downloads
FUJITSU Technical Computing Solution GREENAGES Citywide Surveillance
FBI chief calls unbreakable encryption an ‘urgent public safety issue’
EFF and MuckRock reveal how much data law enforcement agencies have collected using automated license plate readers
Law Enforcement Has Been Using OnStar, SiriusXM, To Eavesdrop
ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the US
Police asked google for info on all cellphones near a crime scene
NYC implements the Right to Know Act
H.R.4816 – Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018
Berkeley law requires council approval of surveillance tech
California Senate Rejects License Plate Privacy Shield Bill
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2h 10min
January 07, 2018Episode 9 – Alleged Leaked Army Document – GUEST: Theo Chino
In a special ‘Patriots & Pariahs’, Fong & EJ are joined by Patriot ‘DividedBy0‘ of DeepDotWeb who reveals a little known document authored by Pariah James P. Henry of the U.S. Army. Allegedly leaked on 4chan, it ostensibly describes the Army’s successes compromising the anonymity of TOR and VPNs, as well as their attempts to monitor anonymous cryptocurrencies such as Monero.
Fong also speaks with Theo Chino of the NYC chapter of Restore the Fourth and NYC Privacy Board Advocates about the POST Act, challenging the NYS Dept of Financial Services attempt to regulate BitCoin, and U.S. v. Costanzo (aka. Morpheus) – among other topics.
New Congressional bill (S139) reignites debate over Section 702 of FISA and NSA surveillance reform
‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’ exploit threaten security on systems utilizing chips manufactured by Intel, ARM, and others
XKCD’s Explanation
Department of Homeland Security expands license plate reader dragnet
California Senate to hear EFF’s License Plate Cover Bill
Warrantless phone, laptop searches at the US border hit record levels
Amazon giving a record amount of data to government
Getting driver’s license puts Arizonans into ‘perpetual criminal lineup’
China uses facial recognition, mandated spyware, and QR code etching to deploy a surveillance state in the Xinjiang province

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1h 41min
November 18, 2017Episode 8 – GUEST: Tracy Rosenberg
Fong joins recently rescued cohort EJ for the latest digital privacy news, including analysis of Section 702 reform… and Fong talks police surveillance oversight and SB21 with Tracy Rosenberg of Media Alliance and Oakland Privacy.
This episode’s PATRIOT is Alex Wubbels, and this episode’s PARIAH is Rod Rosenstein.
Congress considers Section 702 reform with the USA Liberty Act and the USA RIGHTS Act
Mystery Surrounds Metal Towers Popping Up In Tunnels & Bridges
Tenth Amendment Center activist sued by local government after requesting documents on surveillance tech
ACLU joins civil rights lawsuit concerning the surveillance and wrongful arrest of a Chinese-American Physics Professor
US Homeland Security Wants Facial Recognition to Identify People in Moving Cars
Eight years worth of US Military social media surveillance data discovered on misconfigured Amazon S3 Bucket
Open Whisper Systems releases Signal Desktop Standalone
Backdoor found in OnePlus smartphones

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1h 45min
June 17, 2017Episode 7 – ANYCON
Chuck and Fong come to you from the ANYCON InfoSec conference in Albany, NY. We talk to Tyler Wrightson of Leet Systems, Doug White of Secure Digital Life, and hacker Mario DiNatale. We also go over a busy week in privacy legislation.
Call the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and let them know to let Section 702 sunset the end of this year.
Carpenter vs. U.S. heads to the Supreme Court to decide if police need a warrant to obtain cell provider location data, and potentially reexamine the Third-Party Doctrine.
SB21 heads to the floor in Sacramento, potentially placing transparency and strong oversight on law enforcement surveillance equipment deployed in California.
New York City considers the POST Act to enact similar accountability measures city-wide on the NYPD’s surveillance gear.
New York State residents: Contact state reps Carl Heastie, John J. Flanagan, and Jeffrey Klein and urge them to push the NY ECPA out of committee before the end of session.
This episode’s Patriot is Mario DiNatale and our Pariah is Sen. Tom Cotton (R, AR).
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1h 20min
April 27, 2017 Episode 6 – Civil Asset Forfeiture – Part 2/2 – GUEST: Robert Johnson, Institute for Justice
Chuck and Fong wrap up our two-part feature with an interviews with an expert in civil asset forfeiture and Robert Johnson from the Institute for Justice. Also, Internet Privacy Repeal, Vault 7 Leaks, Border Cellphone Searches… and more!
This episode’s Patriot is Journalist Barrett Brown and our Pariah is Sen. Jim Sensenbrenner (R, Wisconsin).
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1h 25min

FAQs about Privacy Patriots:

How many episodes does Privacy Patriots have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.