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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 headlines, legal cases, and policy battles that matter most.

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This week we are joined by Petra Molnar, Harvard faculty associate, lawyer and author of the newly released book "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," sharing how Big Tech and AI will enable Trump's immigration policies. Ben has an update on the effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Dave's got the story of the NYPD using city-wide surveillance to help catch the United Health Care CEO killer.
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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TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law

NYT on how law enforcement is using NYC's public camera system to try to find the Brian Thompson killer.

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This week’s Caveat Briefing covers the story of how a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a U.S. ban by January 19, 2025, citing national security concerns. TikTok, arguing the law violates First Amendment rights, plans to appeal to the Supreme Court amid ongoing debates over censorship, free speech, and foreign influence. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories.
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Living in the shadow of AI borders.

This week, we are joined by Casey Bleeker, CEO of SurePath AI, who is speaking with Ben Yelin on how AI/GenAI regulation could roll out in the US in 2025. Ben's story focuses on a Texas mother, after suing Character.ai after discovering that AI chatbots encouraged her son, who has autism, to self-harm and even suggested violence against his parents, sparking concerns over the safety of AI companions for children. Dave's story is on the Biden administration taking action in response to China’s incursions into U.S. telecoms. 
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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An AI companion suggested he kill his parents. Now his mom is suing.

Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack

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This week’s Caveat Briefing covers the story of how the European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok over its alleged failure to prevent election interference, particularly during Romania's presidential vote in November. The investigation will examine TikTok's political advertising policies, content recommendation systems, and potential manipulation risks, with no set deadline for completion. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories.
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The year AI regulation hits the U.S.

Dave shares a candidate's plan to make personal data private property. Ben describes a system of crowdsourced private surveillance. The listener on the line has a question about expectations of privacy in places like shopping malls. Our guest is Kim Phan from the law firm Ballard Spahr, here to discuss new privacy legislation going into effect in Nevada.
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Crowdsourced private surveillance.

Ben wonders if the NSA's authority to collect metadata will be renewed. Dave describes an expensive case of mobile device snooping. Our listener on the line wonders if the feds can monitor his laptop. Our guest is Elizabeth Wharton from Prevalion on biometric data security. 
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Privacy and biometric data.

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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The legislation can only do so much.

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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Slowly awakening to the problems we face.

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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Lessons learned from environmental legislation.

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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Compliance, regulation and small businesses.

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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Moving the needle in the federal space.

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/
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Helping us understand HIPAA.

This week we are joined by Caleb Barlow to discuss the legal and policy implications of the CrowdStrike incident. Early last Friday, the Microsoft CrowdStrike outage began due to a faulty update to CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor software on Windows, leading to widespread "blue screens of death." The CrowdStrike IT outage has disrupted 8.5 million devices globally, causing major operational issues. In the US, Delta Air Lines canceled over 3,500 flights due to a crew tracking tool failure, offering waivers to affected customers. 

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Blue screens of death: A deep dive into the Microsoft CrowdStrike outage.

Blue screens of death: A deep dive into the Microsoft CrowdStrike outage.

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