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Guest Patricia Thaine, CEO of Private AI, joins Dave to discuss protecting consumer privacy in developer applications, Ben has the story of the IRS backing off on their plans requiring taxpayers' facial scans for ID, and Dave's story is about the national security implications of the open data market.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. Links to stories: IRS abandons facial recognition plan after firestorm of criticism The Open Data Market and Risks to National Security Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Dr. Rois Ni Thuama, Head of Cyber Governance for Red Sift, stops by to talk with Dave about the changing landscape when it comes to governance and how organizations are approaching cyber, Ben discusses the latest on the Pegasus spyware story, Dave ponders the underlying policy issues in the recent controversy at Spotify.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. Links to stories: F.B.I. Secretly Bought Israeli Spyware and Explored Hacking U.S. Phones Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Susan St. Clair of WhiteSource discusses increased regulation in the open source community with Dave. Ben looks at a lawsuit against Google targeting location data. and Dave talks about rising cyber insurance costs and the influence they have on best practices. 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. Links to stories: Four Attorneys General Claim Google Secretly Tracked People District 87's cybersecurity insurance cost to jump 334% Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Ruston Miles of Bluefin joins Dave to discuss compliance regulation as it relates to the payment security space, Dave and Been share some follow up from listener Casey on making Constitutional amendments easier and Rule 407 of the Federal Rules of Evidence as it applies to cyber incidents, Ben looks at the recent Russian takedown of alleged REvil masterminds, and Dave looks at warrantless requests for WhatsApp metadata.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. Links to stories: Russia Says It Arrested Members of Notorious ‘REvil’ Ransomware Gang WhatsApp Ordered To Help U.S. Agents Spy On Chinese Phones—No Explanation Required Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Chris Hart, partner and co-chair of Foley Hoag's Privacy & Data Security Practice, joins Dave to discuss ransomware and cyber insurance, Ben talks about the role that attorneys play in the aftermath of cybersecurity incidents, and Dvae shares calls to amend the constitution.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. Links to stories: Do the Legal Rules Governing the Confidentiality of Cyber Incident Response Undermine Cybersecurity? UPGRADE OUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Richard Carriere of CyberLink discusses how AI is transforming surveillance, Ben tracks down the controversy over Apple’s recently released AirTags, and Dave reviews regulatory changes coming in 2022.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. Links to stories: Are Apple AirTags Being Used to Track People and Steal Cars? Companies face stricter cyber rules in 2022 Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy a peek into CyberWire Pro's Privacy Briefing as the team is off taking our long winter's nap. This is the spoken edition of our daily Privacy Briefing, focused on incidents, techniques, tips, compliance, rights, and trends. This episode's headlines: Data exposures: first responders, police-citizen interactions, childrens' PII, and hikers' information. Like what you hear? Consider subscribing to CyberWire Pro for $99/year. Learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest James Gimbi, Director at technical advisory firm MOXFIVE, shares why he believes banning ransomware payments is bad policy, Ben shares some listener follow up from Twitter user @brentdstewart on CDA Sec230, Ben discusses the expansion of the so-called “Glomar response,” Dave looks at Google’s email scanning policies.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. Links to stories: Secrecy Creep Google Scans Gmail And Drive For Cartoons Of Child Sexual Abuse Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Tiago Henriques from cyber insurance provider Coalition discusses the rapidly changing landscape of cyber insurance, Ben and Dave share some listener feedback from Chris about the explicit right to privacy, Ben discusses a recent ruling from the 10th circuit court of appeals that deals with warrantless wiretapping, and Dave looks at attempts to hold AI more accountable.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. Links to stories: FEDERAL APPEALS COURT DECISION ENDANGERS AMERICANS’ PROTECTIONS AGAINST NSA AND FBI SPYING The movement to hold AI accountable gains more steam Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest is author, professor and consultant Dr. Susan Liautaud discussing technology and ethics—from social media to the sharing economy with Dave, Ben discusses a criminal case dealing with expectations of privacy in social media posts, and Dave looks at a controversial family safety app that some say overshares location data.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. Links to stories: SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF DELAWARE, State of Delaware v. Shuaka M. Briscoe The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices