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Cybersecurity at the global, national, and state levels. Jun 10, 2020

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Dave's got the story of a class action privacy suit targeting Google, Ben takes a look at surveillance in a time of protests and unrest, and later in the show our interview with Maryland State Senator Katie Fry Hester.

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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America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters and police

Suit Claims Google’s Tracking Violates Federal Wiretap Law

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Pushing the CCPA. Jun 03, 2020

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Dave’s got the story of a judge ruling that powering up a mobile device requires a warrant, Ben takes a look at Twitter adjusting their policies in response to the President, and later in the show our conversation with Ken Dort, data privacy lawyer at Faegre Drinker on insights into the online data-privacy bills under consideration in New Jersey.

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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Twitter Refutes Inaccuracies in Trump’s Tweets About Mail-In Voting

(Twitter) @realDonaldTrump: Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices...

Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules

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Tech and cyber competition with China. May 27, 2020

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Dave describes how law enforcement may be using a new technique to access suspects’ iPhones, Ben takes a look at a Senate vote that may signal surveillance reform, and later in the show our conversation with Adam Segal, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations on tech and cyber competition with China.

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:

Surprising Senate Vote Signals New Hope for Surveillance Reform

iPhone spyware lets police log suspects' passcodes when cracking doesn't work

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The different implications of surveillance. May 20, 2020

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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.

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:

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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Privacy is a human right. May 13, 2020

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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.

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:

Research brief on facial recognition software

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If there's cyberwar, are there cyber war crimes? May 06, 2020

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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.

Links to stories:

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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You will pay for that one way or another. Apr 29, 2020

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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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You don't own your photos. Apr 22, 2020

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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.

Links to stories:

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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Where there's a will, there's a loophole. Apr 15, 2020

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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

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

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Heat maps and surveillance temptations. Apr 08, 2020

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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?

Links to stories:

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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