Episode Details

Steve Kwast, Alpha Warrior and Chris Ponder take on the problem of privacy in a world where the internet, AI and sensors leave almost nothing hidden. Kwast argues that you can't use the tools that created the problem to solve it, and makes the case for a new, trustless information system like the one Ponder has been building, which Kwast says entangles each piece of information so it can't be altered. Alpha weighs security against privacy and the Fourth Amendment, and asks whether a camera network like Flock can strike a healthy balance. Ponder recalls refusing a search when he was pulled over in high school, and Kwast describes technologies such as pupillology and voice and gait analysis that he says can reveal deception and identity. The three also ask why privacy matters at all. Kwast ties freedom to a moral foundation rooted in the Ten Commandments, Alpha reminds listeners there's "no privacy from God," and Ponder floats a 168-year rule for releasing personal data. They debate whether an information system should track foot traffic in and out of buildings, and Kwast compares the system's decentralized power to Bitcoin.