The Private Citizen
By Fabian A. Scherschel
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Episodes: 168
Description
Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.
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Episode 168: The TikTok Law
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 167: The Death of Serious Politics
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 166: The Twitter Files, Part 6
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 165: I Ate'nt Dead
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Episode 164: The Year 2023 in Review
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 163: Back to the Twitter Files
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 162: The Westminster Declaration
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 161: The EU's Ministry of Truth
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Episode 160: The Lobbyists Behind Chat Control
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Episode 159: Society Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Episode 158: The EU Wants to Abolish Digital Privacy
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 157: When Well-Meaning People Make the Laws
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 156: The Widening Gyre
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Episode 155: The Twitter Files, Part 5
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 154: The Democratic Delusion
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 153: Another Nord Stream Theory
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Episode 152: The Discord Leaks
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 151: Musk Kills the Twitter Files
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 150: The Twitter Files, Part 4
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 149: The Nord Stream Cover-Up
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 148: An Act of War
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 147: LinkedIn Says Fauci Is Spreading Misinformation
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Episode 146: Vaccines Were Never Going to Stop the Pandemic
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 145: War Never Changes
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 144: Dismantling the Russiagate Delusion
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 143: Three Year Anniversary
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Episode 142: I Saw the Future in Dubai
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 141: How LastPass Made Itself Obsolete
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 140: The Twitter Files, Part 3
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode 139: Refocussing the Podcast
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Episode 138: The Year 2022 in Review
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Episode 137: Tracking Elon's Jet
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 136: The Twitter Files, Part 2
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 135: The Twitter Files, Part 1
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode 134: Specialised Idiots
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 133: A Blessing and a Curse
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 132: Twitter Melts Down
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 131: The New Caste System
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 130: The Planet Is Fine
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 129: What Happens When Elon Musk Buys Twitter?
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 128: Ask the Next Question
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 127: Special Military Operation
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 126: The Scourge of Fear-Based Journalism
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 125: What Happened With Nord Stream?
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 124: When Doing the Right Thing Actually Isn't
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 123: Electrical Network Frequency Analysis
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Episode 122: Drachenlord Defeated?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Episode 121: Bits and Bobs, Part 2
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Episode 120: Driver Disenfranchisement in the EU
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Episode 119: Authoritarian Consequences of the Pandemic
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 118: Non-Fungible Bullshit
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 117: Blockchain Basics
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 116: The Left's Fear of Musk
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 115: A Second Winter War?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Episode 114: War and Justice
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Episode 113: Lex Draconis
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 112: What Does Putin Want?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 111: Peak Hypocrisy
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Episode 110: Drachenlord on Tour
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Episode 109: Agitprop Ahoy!
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 108: The Biggest Security Vulnerability of All Time
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 107: Neil Young Is Being a Dick
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Episode 106: Concluding the Coronavirus Coverage, Part 2
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Law vs. Justice
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Episode 104: Triage Is Too Logical for Germans
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Episode 103: The Year 2021 in Review
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Episode 102: The Cyberbunker Verdict
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Episode 101: Climate Justice
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 100: Let Me Tell You a Bit About Myself
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 99: The Traffic Light Is On
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 98: The German Constitution and the Virus
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 97: The App Tracking Transparency Smoke Screen
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Episode 96: Discrimination, Enshrined in Law
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Episode 95: Fuck the EU!
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 94: Lord of Dragons
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 93: Kinetic Options
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Episode 92: Bugs in Our Pockets
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 91: A Not-So-Modern Solution
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 90: Blowing the Wrong Whistle
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 89: The Cult of the Vaccine
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 88: Jamaican Traffic Lights
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Episode 87: Afghaniscam?
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 86: The Sausage Wars
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Episode 85: The Latest in Despicable Journalism
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 84: Steve Gibson's Squirrel
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 83: The Conspiracy Theorists Get It Right Again
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 82: The Afghan Disaster
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Episode 81: Let's Talk About Apple
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 80: Biden's Dangerous Cyber Jingoism
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode 79: How the German Immunity Passport Was Hacked
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 78: Did You Know That Your Friends Are Extremists?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Episode 77: Welcome to the Polizeistaat!
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 76: Censorship Does Not Take Place
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 75: YouTube's Unfair Censorship
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 74: Immunity Passports Are Here
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 73: A Great Time to Be a Podcaster
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 72: The Political Implications of Ransomware
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Episode 71: Zero Trust, My Ass!
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May 27, 2021 |
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Episode 70: Targeting Your Citizens With Spyware
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 69: The Contraband Corned Beef Sandwich
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May 12, 2021 |
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Episode 68: Who Gets to Decide the Truth?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 67: The Luca Disaster
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Episode 66: FLoC of Sheep
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 65: Insane Cloud Stupidity
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 64: The Problem With Facts
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Episode 63: The Scientific Method
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 62: Exchange Hell
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 61: The Most Sophisticated Attack
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 60: Cyber War
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 59: Institutionalised COVID-19 Victim Blaming
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 58: Ubiquitous License Plate Recognition
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 57: All Your Data Are Belong to Us
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Episode 56: Getting Off the WhatsApp Grid
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 55: One Year Anniversary
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Hodl the Stonks
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Clippy in Your Car
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Episode 52: A President for All Americans
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Episode 51: The Twitter Coup
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 50: The Year 2020 in Review
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 49: Crypto Wars Redux
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Episode 48: Trump, Biden and the Role of the Media
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Episode 47: The German Total Lockdown Law
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Episode 46: Fighting Hate Speech vs. Fighting Free Speech
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 45: Quid Pro Quo
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 44: With the First Link, the Chain Is Forged
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Episode 43: The Cyberbunker Case
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Episode 42: California's New Privacy Law
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Episode 41: The Great Privacy Reset
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Episode 40: Live From Düsseldorf
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Episode 39: Bits and Bobs
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Episode 38: Immunity Passports
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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Episode 37: Unsecure Restaurant Contact Tracing Lists
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Episode 36: The Importance of Whistleblowers
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Episode 35: Do Contact Tracing Apps Work?
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 34: Socialism Primer
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Privacy Shield Is No More
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Episode 32: How to Hack End-to-End Encryption
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Episode 31: What Exactly Happened at Wirecard?
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Episode 30: Privacy? Gotta EARN IT!
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Episode 29: Privacy Is a Right, Not a Privilege
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 28: Journalism in Crisis
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Episode 27: Concluding the Coronavirus Coverage
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Episode 26: When a Bank Starts Gaslighting People
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Launch of the German Contact Tracing App
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Take Care What You Upload
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Episode 23: The German Contact Tracing App Examined
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Stand Together, Not Divided
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 21: The SAP Contact Tracing App & Other Madness
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 20: The Happy Plumbers Who Know Everything About You
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Fighting the New Normal
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 18: Xiaomi Brazenly Collects User Data on Their Phones
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May 06, 2020 |
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Episode 17: Surfing the Second Wave
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Dealing With Hyperobjects
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 15: How Contact Tracing Works
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Episode 14: The Intelligence Coup of the Century
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 13: One Ring to Rule Them All
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Zooming in on Zoom
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Off the Grid
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Flatten the Curve
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Episode 9: The Opt-Out Illusion
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Episode 8: Coronavirus Curfew
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Episode 7: Personal Liberties and the Coronavirus Scare
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Episode 6: A Virtual Dragnet Nightmare
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Episode 5: Google Is Moving UK User Data to the US
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Episode 4: Misunderstandings About TLS and Privacy
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Episode 3: Private Sector Surveillance Bleeding Into Government
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Episode 2: Electronic Voting Is a Threat to Democracy
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Episode 1: The End of Privacy as We Know It
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Feb 05, 2020 |