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Why your vote can’t be “hacked,” with Cait Conley of CISA
Season 5 Episode 23
The US presidential election is upon the American public, and with it come fears of “election interference.”
But “election interference” is a broad te…
1 year, 11 months ago
This industry profits from knowing you have cancer, explains Cody Venzke
Season 5 Episode 22
On the internet, you can be shown an online ad because of your age, your address, your purchase history, your politics, your religion, and even your …
1 year, 11 months ago
Exposing the Facebook funeral livestream scam
Season 5 Episode 21
Online scammers were seen this August stooping to a new low—abusing local funerals to steal from bereaved family and friends.
Cybercrime has never bee…
1 year, 11 months ago
San Francisco’s fight against deepfake porn, with City Attorney David Chiu
Season 5 Episode 20
On August 15, the city of San Francisco launched an entirely new fight against the world of deepfake porn—it sued the websites that make the abusive …
2 years ago
What the arrest of Telegram's CEO means, with Eva Galperin
Season 5 Episode 19
On August 24, at an airport just outside of Paris, a man named Pavel Durov was detained for questioning by French investigators. Just days later, the…
2 years ago
Move over malware: Why one teen is more worried about AI (re-air)
Season 5 Episode 18
Every age group uses the internet a little bit differently, and it turns out for at least one Gen Z teen in the Bay Area, the classic approach to cyb…
2 years, 1 month ago
AI girlfriends want to know all about you. So might ChatGPT
Season 5 Episode 17
Somewhere out there is a romantic AI chatbot that wants to know everything about you. But in a revealing overlap, other AI tools—which are developed …
2 years, 1 month ago
SIEM is not storage, with Jess Dodson
Season 5 Episode 16
In the world of business cybersecurity, the powerful technology known as “Security Information and Event Management” is sometimes thwarted by the mos…
2 years, 2 months ago
How an AI “artist” stole a woman’s face, with Ali Diamond
Season 5 Episode 15
Full-time software engineer and part-time Twitch streamer Ali Diamond is used to seeing herself on screen, probably because she’s the one who turns t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Busted for book club? Why cops want to see what you’re reading, with Sarah Lamdan
Season 5 Episode 14
More than 20 years ago, a law that the United States would eventually use to justify the warrantless collection of Americans’ phone call records actu…
2 years, 3 months ago