October 26, 2020 Big Proctor is Watching You (part 2) In the second half of my interview with the EFF’s Lindsay Oliver and Jason Kelley, we talk about how these draconian surveillance systems put…
October 19, 2020 Big Proctor is Watching You (part 1) In this time of COVID19, we’ve all had to learn to work and learn from home. But how do our bosses know we’re not…
January 20, 2020 Clearview Knows Who You Are A small company has amassed over 3 billion online photos from social media and other public sources, creating perhaps the largest facial database in…
December 23, 2019 Behind the One-Way Mirror (part 2) We know that we’re tracked, but what remains largely invisible is the massive economy working behind the scenes (or “mirror”) to buy, sell, trade…
December 16, 2019 Behind the One-Way Mirror (part 1) If you’ve listened to even a handful of my shows, you are well aware that you’re being tracked around the web. But even I…
September 9, 2019 Ring’s Orwellian Doorbell Today we speak with EFF’s Matthew Guariglia about the creepy new partnership between Amazon’s Ring Doorbell division and local law enforcement. Recent disclosures reveal…
May 7, 2018 We Now Live in the Golden Age of Surveillance Phil Zimmermann fought a multi-year court battle and risked years in jail in order to defend your right to privacy. Phil created an email…
April 23, 2018 🎧 Who Was at the Scene of the Crime? Google Knows! Google truly does know everything. Law enforcement is now turning to the search company to locate potential crime suspects. Google owns Android and Waze,…
March 26, 2018 🎧 Your Privacy is Now Under a Dark CLOUD Your privacy and 4th amendments rights were dealt another blow last week, while no one was really looking. Congress opened the door to more…