Punching Upwards

For now, the EU’s Chat Control legislation has been halted by German opposition. What is this new law? And why is it so dangerous?

Punching Upwards, Episode 6 for 19 October 2025

Topic: Privacy / Crypto Wars

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Sources

* Why chat control is so dangerous, Netzpolitik.org, 2021

* Chat Control: The EU Wants to Break Encryption & Germany Is The Deciding Factor, Tuta, 24 September 2025

* RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2, Robert Shirey, IETF Network Working Group, 2007

* Doomed to Repeat History? - Lessons from the Crypto Wars of the 1990s, Danielle Kehl, Andi Wilson, Kevin Bankston, 2015

* Bugs in Our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning, Abelson, Anderson, Bellovin et al., 2021

* Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down Rules to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, The European Commission, 2022

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

The story of an IT consultant turned unwitting security researcher, who found a security vulnerability, reported it to the software vendor and instead of getting a reward got prosecuted for hacking

Punching Upwards, Episode 5 for 12 October 2025

Topic: Infosec

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Sources

* Tagesthemen report featuring Hendrik Heinle

* heise online — Datenleck bei Modern Solution: Sicherheitslücke betrifft rund 700.000 Käufer

* heise online — Datenleck bei Modern Solution: Hausdurchsuchung statt Bug Bounty

* heise online — Kommentar zu Modern Solution: Der Staat darf kein Handlanger von Stümpern sein

* heise online — Datenleck: Anzeige gegen IT-Experte kam von Modern Solution

* heise online — Modern Solution: Staatsanwaltschaft scheitert mit Anklage gegen IT-Experten

* heise online — Modern Solution: Jetzt doch Strafverfahren gegen Sicherheitsforscher

* heise online — Gericht sieht Nutzung von Klartext-Passwörtern als Hacken an

* heise online — Kommentar zu Modern Solution: Der Hackerparagraf muss endlich weg!​

* heise online — Modern Solution: Berufungsgericht bestätigt Schuld des Sicherheitsforschers

* heise online — Kommentar zu Modern Solution: Wer gemeinnützig handelt, wird bestraft

* heise online — Modern Solution: Verurteilter IT-Experte reicht Verfassungsbeschwerde ein

* heise online — Bundesverfassungsgericht lehnt Beschwerde im Fall Modern Solution ab

* Legal texts: § 202a, § 202b, § 202c StGB

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

Drones have been sighted over several Danish airports and the country is in turmoil, coincidentally days before an EU summit to discuss drone defence spending. And nobody is asking questions.

Punching Upwards, Episode 4 for 5 October 2025

Topics: Politics / War in Ukraine

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Drones / War / Denmark / Poland / Ukraine / Russia / EU / NATO / War in Ukraine

Sources

* The Bureau of Investigative Journalism — Obama’s covert drone war in numbers: ten times more strikes than Bush

* Military Mechanics — The RQ-4 Global Hawk: The Largest, Most Advanced, and Most Expensive UAV Ever Built

* FAB INDUSTRIES — NATO Claims It Has Shot Down Russian Drones over Poland

* Channel 4 — Drones over Denmark are ‘hybrid attack’ says defence minister

* France 24 — ‘Drone Wall’: EU summit in Copenhagen follows airspace violations

* France 24 — ‘Denmark is on high alert after reporting several drone incursions’

* The Associated Press — Pentagon press briefing: 12/11/24

* CBS New York — Drones seen across N.J. were part of FAA research project, White House says

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

Israel’s War in Gaza has escalated the Middle Eastern conflict after the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 and has hardened political fronts — what side should you take in this conflict?

Punching Upwards, Episode 3 for 28 September 2025

Topic: Politics / War in Gaza

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* NBC News – IDF shows journalists raw footage of the October 7 Hamas terror attack

* NBC News – Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza City

* The Hindustan Times – Palestine Shames Israel For Massacre, Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing In Gaza, Netanyahu Aide Hits Back

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah last week while debating his political opponents on a university campus – what the reactions to his death mean for our society at large

Punching Upwards, Episode 2 for 21 September 2025

Topics: Politics / Free Speech

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Sources

* FOX 10 Phoenix – Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University

* Charlie Kirk Gets Challenged to a Fist Fight, Things Get Wild

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan was arrested in the UK on charges of inciting violence – a look at his run-ins with British law and transgender activism and the free speech implications of his arrest

Punching Upwards, Episode 1, for 14 September 2025

Topics: Politics / Free Speech

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Sources

* Sky News – Graham Linehan arrest: Met Police chief says officers “in impossible position”

* Resistance Radio – Guest: Graham Linehan

* The Joe Rogan Experience 2361

* The Glinner Update — I just got arrested again

* The Case of David Paisley vs. Graham Linehan

* The BBC — Graham Linehan “relentlessly” harassed trans activist, court told

* Public Order Act 1986

* The BBC — Online speech laws need to be reviewed after Linehan arrest, says Streeting

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!