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The rapidly changing landscape of cyber insurance. Dec 16, 2021

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Guest Tiago Henriques from cyber insurance provider Coalition discusses the rapidly changing landscape of cyber insurance, Ben and Dave share some listener feedback from Chris about the explicit right to privacy, Ben discusses a recent ruling from the 10th circuit court of appeals that deals with warrantless wiretapping, and Dave looks at attempts to hold AI more accountable.

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Maximizing our power to do good online while minimizing risks. Dec 09, 2021

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Guest is author, professor and consultant Dr. Susan Liautaud discussing technology and ethics—from social media to the sharing economy with Dave, Ben discusses a criminal case dealing with expectations of privacy in social media posts, and Dave looks at a controversial family safety app that some say overshares location data.

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Privacy is about power. Dec 02, 2021

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Guest author and professor Neil Richards discusses his new book, "Why Privacy Matters" with Dave, Ben discusses a Pennsylvania court case relating to privacy on Wifi networks, and Dave looks at the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into US internet providers.

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Misdirection and layering with a con in the middle. [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies] Nov 25, 2021

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Thanks for joining us for our fun project brought to you by the team of Hacking Humans, the CyberWire's social engineering podcast. Co-hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Rick Howard in this series where they view clips from their favorite movies with examples of the social engineering scams and schemes you hear about on Hacking Humans. In this episode, Dave, Joe and Rick are watching Joe's and Rick's scene picks. They watch each of the selected scenes, describe the on-screen action for you, and then the team deconstructs what they saw. Grab your popcorn and join us for a trip to the movies.

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Joe's clip from "The Simpsons: Father and Son Grifting" episode
Rick's pick from "Paper Moon"

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Facebook whistleblower testimony reveals gaps in legal system. Nov 18, 2021

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Guest Jenny Lee from Arent Fox LLP to discuss the recent Facebook whistleblower testimony, Ben looks at the Justice Department’s attempts to combat ransomware, Dave's got the story of pending legislation targeting social media algorithms.

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Let's go to the movies. [Hacking Humans Goes to the Movies] Nov 11, 2021

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Welcome to a fun new project by the team who brings you Hacking Humans, the CyberWire's social engineering podcast. Co-hosts Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Rick Howard in this series. They view clips from their favorite movies with examples of the social engineering scams and schemes you hear about on Hacking Humans. In this first episode, Dave, Joe and Rick are watching Dave's and Joe's picks. They watch each of the selected scenes, describe the on-screen action for you, and then the team deconstructs what they saw. Grab your popcorn and join us for a trip to the movies.

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Dave's pick from "The Grifters"
Joe's clip from "Matchstick Men"

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Regulators are looking for easy solutions, but there are none. Nov 04, 2021

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Guest Boris Segalis, Partner in Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity at Goodwin, discusses possible SEC proposals that would require companies to have standardized cybersecurity systems and to monitor their digital risks, Ben has the story of the Supreme Court declining to take up a case on FISA transparency, Dave shares BBC coverage of a location data vendor data breach.

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There's some data: use it or keep it safe? Oct 28, 2021

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It's our 100th episode! Guest Jon von Tetzchner of Vivaldi talks with Ben Yelin about his concerns with online surveillance and highly personalized targeting of users on the internet, Ben has the story of how the FBI gathers mobile device data, Dave looks at a recent case of biometrics being included in a search warrant. Did we mention it's our 100th episode?

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The Merman Borgnine Conjecture aka cybersecurity ethics. Oct 21, 2021

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Guest Robert Carolina, a lawyer living in the UK, talks with Dave about ethics in cybersecurity, Ben shares the story of the Missouri Governor threatening legal action against a reporter who found a flaw in the State’s website, and Dave's got the story of a facial recognition conference in Washington DC.

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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Government agencies have different obligations on keeping data. Oct 14, 2021

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Guest Paul Robichaux of Quest Software joins Dave to talk about how government agencies can better protect citizen data, Ben has a story about the European Union considering a mandate for common chargers for all phones, and Dave's got the story an Uber driver in the UK getting locked out of his account because of facial recognition software.

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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Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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