Caveat

Caveat

A weekly conversation on surveillance, digital privacy, cybersecurity law and policy. Hosted by Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin.
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Recent Episodes

Ep 214 | 4.18.24

Discussions revisited.

This week, Dave and Ben are joined by Robert Carolina, Senior Teaching Fellow, Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London, and all three of them dive into discussing some of the subjects mentioned on the show in previous episodes, as Robert shares his thoughts on where Dave and Ben may have gone astray.

Ep 213 | 4.11.24

Is a department of space in the future?

Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) joins to share his concept for a federal Department of Space. Ben and Dave sit down to discuss a possible breakthrough in online privacy at the Federal level, as well as discussing two new bills in Maryland that were just passed regarding privacy.

Ep 212 | 4.4.24

The ins and outs of being a good cyber lawyer.

Dave and Ben are joined by Caleb Barlow this week, and he shares his thought on what makes a good cyber lawyer, discussing about how this is rapidly becoming a different field and it brings in some very different issues.

Ep 211 | 3.28.24

Inside the DOJ’s antitrust complaint against Apple.

For this week's show, Ben and Dave light up the bat signal, and discuss the multifaceted story regarding the recently announced antitrust case the US Department of Justice has launched against Apple, sharing an overview and implications of the case.

Ep 210 | 3.21.24

The creating of a new American surveillance state.

Our guest this week is Byron Tau, an author who discusses his new book "MEANS OF CONTROL: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State." Ben discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on a case relating to social media censorship. Dave's got the story of congress’ potential compromise on section 702.

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Host(s)
Dave Bittner
Ben Yelin
Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of television, journalism and media production, and is one of the pioneers of non-linear editing and digital storytelling.
Ben Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment.
Schedule: Wednesdays
Creator: CyberWire, Inc.
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