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There is no back door. Jan 22, 2020

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Dave shares a story about congress struggling to define acts of war in cyberspace. Ben has Apple's response to the DOJ's request to unlock yet another iPhone, and later in the show we interview Andrea Little Limbago the Chief Social Scientist at Virtru about her upcoming talk at the RSA Conference regarding the global battle against encryption.

Links to stories:

Congress struggles on rules for cyber warfare with Iran

Apple responds to AG Barr over unlocking Pensacola shooter's phone: "No."

Andrea L Limbago at RSA 2020

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Cell phone tracking and the future of data value. Jan 15, 2020

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Dave shares a story from Gizmodo about lawsuits aimed at Ring and Amazon. You asked - Ben listened - his take on an op-ed from the New York Times about cell phone tracking, and later in the show we interview Michelle Dennedy, formerly of Cisco and now CEO of DrumWave about the future of data value and... elephant masseuses.

Links to stories:

Ring and Amazon Sued for Security Camera Hacks They Blamed on Customers

One nation, tracked

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The quiet, behind-the-scenes work of the FBI. Jan 08, 2020

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Dave shares a Washington Post story about the data your car may be collecting about you. Ben digs in to recent revelations about government surveillance, and later in the show we interview Jason G. Weiss, former forensic expert with the FBI and current Counsel at Drinker Biddle and Reath, where he focuses on cyber security and privacy law.

Links to stories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/17/what-does-your-car-know-about-you-we-hacked-chevy-find-out/

https://www.cnet.com/news/aclu-is-suing-ice-for-details-on-how-it-uses-phone-spying-devices/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/fisa-surveillance-fbi.html

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The cyber resiliency of White House operations. Dec 18, 2019

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On this week’s show Ben unpacks a recent Capital Hill hearing on the crypto wars, Dave describes a ruling that addresses biometrics and self incrimination. Our guest is Christopher Whyte, an assistant professor of homeland security and emergency preparedness at Virginia Commonwealth University. We’ll be discussing the notion that cyber security in the White House is in disarray.

Links to stories:

https://gizmodo.com/apple-pushes-back-as-senates-nightmare-anti-encryption-1840346951

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/01/14/feds-cant-force-you-to-unlock-your-iphone-with-finger-or-face-judge-rules/#576323f042b7

https://www.axios.com/scoop-cyber-memo-warns-of-new-risks-to-white-house-network-9aa19c6c-77a3-485b-919b-1dd9bd691514.html

https://wilder.vcu.edu/people/faculty/christopher-whyte-.html

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Helping us understand HIPAA. Dec 11, 2019

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Ben shares a story of student privacy in an age of surveillance. Dave describes efforts by the state of Georgia to put parts of their official legal code behind a paywall. The listener on the line wonders about speed cameras. Our guest is Donna Grindle, founder and CEO of Kardon and the co-host of the Help Me With HIPAA podcast.

Links to stories:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/dec/02/school-surveillance-us-schools-safety-shootings

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/justices-debate-allowing-state-law-to-be-hidden-behind-a-pay-wall/

https://helpmewithhipaa.com/podcasts/

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Moving the needle in the federal space. Dec 04, 2019

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In this episode, "Moving the needle in the federal space," Ben describes US Senate Democrats' proposal for new privacy legislation. We have a story from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on the 5th Amendment and password privacy. And later in show we interview Robert Sheldon, Head of Technology Strategy for Public Sector at CrowdStrike, discussing Federal cybersecurity and how those efforts connect to broader IT modernization initiatives.

Links to stories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/26/top-senate-democrats-unveil-new-online-privacy-bill-promising-tough-penalties-data-abuse/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/victory-pennsylvania-supreme-court-rules-police-cant-force-you-tell-them-your

https://youtu.be/ymaWq5yZIYM

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Compliance, regulation and small businesses. Nov 27, 2019

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Dave wonders if a case involving a GPS tracker has drifted toward absurdity. Ben reviews a Pew survey on attitudes toward privacy. Our guest is Aleksandr Yampolskiy from Security Scorecard. He shares his thoughts on privacy legislation and the crypto wars.

Links to stories:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/11/man-charged-with-theft-for-removing-police-gps-tracker-from-his-car/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/opinion/privacy-facebook-pew-survey.html

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Lessons learned from environmental legislation. Nov 20, 2019

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On this week’s show Ben shares news on the ability of the government to search your electronic devices at the border, Dave has a story about Google drawing the attention of HHS for gathering medical patient data and later in show my interview with Bret Cohen, president and CEO from Tier1cyber. He shares his insights on some of the parallels between data security and privacy laws and environmental legislation.

Links to stories:

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/federal-court-rules-suspicionless-searches-travelers-phones-and-laptops

https://www.statnews.com/2019/11/13/hhs-probe-google-ascension-project-nightingale/

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Slowly awakening to the problems we face. Nov 13, 2019

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Ben looks at the cozy relationship between Ring and local law enforcement, Dave shares a story about a DNA tests and search warrants. Our listener on the line wonders about deleted emails. Our guest is Michael Chertoff, former US Secretary of Homeland Security, now head of the Chertoff Group.

Links to stories:

https://gizmodo.com/ring-gave-police-stats-about-users-who-said-no-to-law-e-1837713840

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/business/dna-database-search-warrant.html

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The legislation can only do so much. Nov 06, 2019

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Ben describes a potential loophole in medical records privacy regulations. Dave shares a story of a woman ordered by a judge to unlock her mobile device. Our listener on the line wonders how digital assistants may run up against two-party consent laws. Our guest is Ray Walsh from ProPrivacy.com, discussing new legislation in California dealing with manipulated video and deepfakes.

Links to stories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/22/help-desk-can-your-medical-records-become-marketing-we-investigate-readers-suspicious-patient-portal/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/10/oregon-judge-ordered-woman-to-type-in-her-iphone-passcode-so-police-could-search-it-for-evidence-against-her.html

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