Caveat

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  • Join us for thought provoking conversations on surveillance, digital privacy, and cybersecurity law and policy in the information age. Each week, hosts Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin break down the headlines, legal cases, and policy battles that matter most.
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Episodes
  • Reactions to the presidential election.

    Reactions to the presidential election.
    Nov 14 2024
    On today’s show, Ben and Dave share their reactions to the presidential election and what we might expect moving forward into a second term with President Trump. And later in the show, Dave has a conversation Sarah Hutchins, Partner at Parker Poe, to talk about the growing number of state data privacy laws, litigation trends related to targeted advertising and wiretapping, and key takeaways for companies on cybersecurity practices and risk reporting. 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. Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing! Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. 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
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    57 mins
  • A new tune for privacy.

    A new tune for privacy.
    Nov 7 2024
    This week, we are joined by Brad Auerbach from Outside GC, who is talking about their research on "Trailblazing Tennessee Legislation – the ELVIS Act." Ben has the story of parents suing over a bad grade their kid got after using AI. Dave looks at bias in AI evaluations of resumés. 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. Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing! Links to the stories: Parents Sue School That Gave Bad Grade to Student Who Used AI to Complete Assignment AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. This week’s Caveat Briefing covers the story of how Chinese researchers have repurposed Meta's open-source Llama AI model for military applications. The researchers, linked to China's People's Liberation Army, developed "ChatBIT," an AI tool fine-tuned for military intelligence, outperforming some models similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT-4. Despite Meta's restrictions against military use, the PLA's efforts raise concerns about the global implications of open-source AI availability and U.S. national security. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories. 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
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    53 mins
  • Cyber momentum in motion.

    Cyber momentum in motion.
    Oct 31 2024
    This week, we are joined by Joseph Jarnecki from RUSI, who is talking about their work on "What Next for the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership?" Ben takes a deep dive into the particulars of a cell phone search warrant and seizure. While Dave looks at a lawsuit challenging online surveillance. 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. Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing! Links to the stories: Left to Their Own Devices? A Conversation With Carrie Cohen The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. This week’s Caveat Briefing covers how Chinese hackers allegedly targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and running mate Sen. JD Vance, along with other high-ranking U.S. officials, as part of a broad espionage campaign compromising multiple telecommunications providers. The FBI and CISA are investigating, with concerns over potential data leaks, including sensitive communications and location data, which highlights ongoing risks of foreign surveillance on U.S. infrastructure. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories. 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
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    49 mins

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