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Techdirt Podcast Episode 121: The Crypto Wars May Never End

from the decrypt-this dept

Tue, May 9th 2017 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The current instalment of the crypto wars hit full stride with the clash between Apple and the FBI, but in truth the tension over encryption has been around for a long time — and it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. As our readers know, Tim Cushing has been following these developments closely, and this week he joins the podcast for a discussion about encryption, law enforcement and "going dark".

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Filed Under: crypto wars, encryption, fbi, podcast, privacy

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 120: The Surveillance State

Privacy

from the american-spies dept

Tue, May 2nd 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

In the post-Snowden era, we don't have to tell you how important it is to stay engaged with (and vigilant about) the surveillance state in America. Jennifer Granick is the Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and author of the new book American Spies — and this week she joins us for an in-depth discussion about the surveillance state today. Of course, shortly after we recorded this podcast, the NSA made major changes to one of its surveillance programs, so Jennifer returned to record an addendum examining this latest news, so make sure you listen to the end!

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Filed Under: intelligence community, jennifer granick, nsa, podcast, privacy, surveillance

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 119: Does Pharma Really Need Patents?

Patents

from the let's-dig-in dept

Thu, Apr 27th 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

It doesn't take many stories of people suffering due to unaffordable medicine to make you question the state of pharmaceutical patents, but the arguments in their defense are loud and frequent. Most are variations on the same theme: without the promise of a monopoly, important drugs would never be researched and developed. But does this argument truly hold up? It's come up as a tangent in previous episodes of the podcast, but this week we're dedicating a full episode to questioning the popular defenses of pharma patents and looking for a better way forward.

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Filed Under: patents, pharma, podcast, research

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 118: The Evolution Of The Office

Innovation

from the the-way-we-work dept

Tue, Apr 18th 2017 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've talked before about how the very nature of work is changing thanks to technology, with telecommuting being an obvious trend — but despite some early predictions about the death of the physical office, the reality is offices have been evolving and changing thanks to technology and innovation too. This week, we discuss co-working spaces and other trends in the evolution of offices.

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Filed Under: offices, podcast, work

Techdirt Podcast Episode 117: Why This ISP Supports Net Neutrality, Privacy Rules And More

Broadband

from the good-ideas dept

Tue, Apr 11th 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

Since Congress threw out new privacy rules for ISPs that were supposed to come into effect soon, there's been a renewed uproar on all sides of the debate about internet regulation. While the big ISPs generally want to be able to do as they please, there are smaller service providers out there that fully understand and embrace the need for privacy, net neutrality and more. One such ISP is Sonic, and this week we're joined by CEO Dane Jasper to discuss why these rules are a good thing.

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Filed Under: dane jasper, net neutrality, podcast, privacy
Companies: sonic

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 116: The Truth About VPNs

Privacy

from the not-so-simple dept

Tue, Apr 4th 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

For a long time now, "use a VPN" has been the default online privacy advice -- but is it really so effective? Following the recent VPN boom that came on the tails of Congress scrapping new ISP privacy rules, a few security experts have stepped forward to explain how VPNs aren't all they're cracked up to be, and choosing and using one isn't as easy as many articles and social media posts suggest. Among them are this week's guests, Kevin Riggle (who provided a quick and dirty primer with the key suggestion that most people are safer not using a VPN) and Kenn White (who assembled a list of VPNs he deems "terrible" and not without good reason, recommending a roll-your-own solution instead). They join us to dig deeper into the reality of VPNs and hopefully help some people make better choices.

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Filed Under: kenn white, kevin riggle, podcast, privacy, security, vpn

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 115: The End Of Ownership

from the imaginary-property dept

Tue, Mar 28th 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

The basic impetus behind DRM is obvious: a frantic, misguided desire to make digital products behave like physical ones. But the truth is DRM goes far, far beyond that, restricting all sorts of activities that are intrinsic to the idea of "owning" something. Two people who have thought a lot about this are law professors Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz, authors of the new book The End Of Ownership. This week, Aaron and Jason join the podcast to discuss the book and the worrying status of DRM today.

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Filed Under: aaron perzanowski, copyright, drm, jason schultz, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 114: Alexa, Play This Podcast

Bleeding Edge

from the alexa,-subscribe-and-share-too dept

Tue, Mar 21st 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

Always-on, voice-operated assistants are on the rise, and most of the industry seems to have agreed that Amazon's Alexa is at the top of the pack. Podcast host Dennis Yang was and is an early adopter of these devices, so this week he's brought along Alexa, Google Now and Siri as guests for a discussion about the future of this technology.

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Filed Under: alexa, artificial intelligence, podcast, siri
Companies: amazon, apple, google

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 113: Will Regulations Ground Drone Innovation?

Innovation

from the flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants dept

Tue, Mar 14th 2017 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The rise of drones in both the personal and commercial spheres has happened with stunning speed, and it has created a whole bunch of hard-to-answer regulatory questions. This week we're joined by Notifleet's Siggi Hindrichs to discuss the current state and future of drone regulation by the FAA.

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Filed Under: drones, faa, podcast, regulation, siggi hindrichs
Companies: notifleet

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 112: When A Typo Breaks The Internet

Failures

from the AW(OO)S dept

Tue, Mar 7th 2017 1:15pm — Leigh Beadon

From its humble origins as an online bookseller that many people worried might not survive, Amazon has grown into a critical piece of the web's backbone via its Amazon Web Services platform. Last week's S3 outage made this painfully clear, and understandably raised lots of concerns — especially after it was revealed that the whole thing was caused by a typo. So this week we're discussing whether something needs to be done, and what that might be.

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Filed Under: aws, internet, podcast, s3
Companies: amazon

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 121: The Crypto Wars May Never End

from the decrypt-this dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 120: The Surveillance State

from the american-spies dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 119: Does Pharma Really Need Patents?

from the let's-dig-in dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 118: The Evolution Of The Office

from the the-way-we-work dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 117: Why This ISP Supports Net Neutrality, Privacy Rules And More

from the good-ideas dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 116: The Truth About VPNs

from the not-so-simple dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 115: The End Of Ownership

from the imaginary-property dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 114: Alexa, Play This Podcast

from the alexa,-subscribe-and-share-too dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 113: Will Regulations Ground Drone Innovation?

from the flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants dept

Techdirt Podcast Episode 112: When A Typo Breaks The Internet

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