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Caveat

Join us for thought provoking conversations on surveillance, digital privacy, and cybersecurity law and policy in the information age. Each week, hosts Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin break down the headli... Read more

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The quiet, behind-the-scenes work of the FBI.

The quiet, behind-the-scenes work of the FBI.

Dave shares a Washington Post story about the data your car may be collecting about you. Ben digs in to recent revelatio... Read more

8 Jan 2020

49mins

Ranked #2

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Slowly awakening to the problems we face.

Slowly awakening to the problems we face.

Ben looks at the cozy relationship between Ring and local law enforcement, Dave shares a story about a DNA tests and sea... Read more

13 Nov 2019

43mins

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Moving the needle in the federal space.

Moving the needle in the federal space.

In this episode, "Moving the needle in the federal space," Ben describes US Senate Democrats' proposal for new privacy l... Read more

4 Dec 2019

46mins

Ranked #4

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Compliance, regulation and small businesses.

Compliance, regulation and small businesses.

Dave wonders if a case involving a GPS tracker has drifted toward absurdity. Ben reviews a Pew survey on attitudes towar... Read more

27 Nov 2019

44mins

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Rigging the game.

Rigging the game.

Ben describes a decades-long global espionage campaign alleged to have been carried out by the CIA and NSA, Dave shares ... Read more

19 Feb 2020

42mins

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The legislation can only do so much.

The legislation can only do so much.

Ben describes a potential loophole in medical records privacy regulations. Dave shares a story of a woman ordered by a j... Read more

6 Nov 2019

48mins

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Lessons learned from environmental legislation.

Lessons learned from environmental legislation.

On this week’s show Ben shares news on the ability of the government to search your electronic devices at the border, Da... Read more

20 Nov 2019

44mins

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There is no back door.

There is no back door.

Dave shares a story about congress struggling to define acts of war in cyberspace. Ben has Apple's response to the DOJ's... Read more

22 Jan 2020

40mins

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Just gimme some truth.

Just gimme some truth.

Ben wonders why law enforcement are often cagey when it comes to revealing the electronic surveillance tools they make u... Read more

26 Feb 2020

40mins

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Cell phone tracking and the future of data value.

Cell phone tracking and the future of data value.

Dave shares a story from Gizmodo about lawsuits aimed at Ring and Amazon. You asked - Ben listened - his take on an op-e... Read more

15 Jan 2020

48mins

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And the heat goes on.

And the heat goes on.

Dave shares a story about Amazon trying to have its cake and eat it, too when it comes to product liability. Ben has dev... Read more

5 Feb 2020

46mins

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Exploring the cultural values of personal privacy.

Exploring the cultural values of personal privacy.

Dave shares a story about our own state of Maryland trying to crack down on ransomware, Ben shares a New York Times stor... Read more

29 Jan 2020

49mins

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Get that thing off my car.

Get that thing off my car.

Ben explains why Apple may pay half a billion dollars to settle a class action suit, Dave has an update on last week's G... Read more

4 Mar 2020

40mins

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Technology always moves quicker than policy.

Technology always moves quicker than policy.

Ben has an update on NSA’s phone surveillance program, Dave has a story about cars snitching on their owners, and later ... Read more

11 Mar 2020

37mins

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Can smart surveillance keep us safe?

Can smart surveillance keep us safe?

Ben and Dave discuss the policy and privacy issues surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, the Listener on the Line... Read more

25 Mar 2020

48mins

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Dressing for privacy.

Dressing for privacy.

Ben shares a story about dressing for privacy, Dave has the tale of location data putting an innocent man at the scene o... Read more

18 Mar 2020

39mins

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Helping us understand HIPAA.

Helping us understand HIPAA.

Ben shares a story of student privacy in an age of surveillance. Dave describes efforts by the state of Georgia to put p... Read more

11 Dec 2019

48mins

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The practical concerns of data encryption.

The practical concerns of data encryption.

Dave shares a story about the government compelling some tech giants to help find a WhatsApp drug dealer, Ben follows de... Read more

12 Feb 2020

46mins

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The cyber resiliency of White House operations.

The cyber resiliency of White House operations.

On this week’s show Ben unpacks a recent Capital Hill hearing on the crypto wars, Dave describes a ruling that addresses... Read more

18 Dec 2019

48mins

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If there's cyberwar, are there cyber war crimes?

If there's cyberwar, are there cyber war crimes?

Dave has the story of a US appeals court asking why a Facebook encryption order should remain sealed, Ben takes a look a... Read more

6 May 2020

41mins

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