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Guest Bill Tolson, Vice President of eDiscovery at Archive360 joins Dave to discuss compliance fatigue, Ben's story covers a settlement between the ACLU and Clearview AI, and Dave discusses some tech giants rallying behind a proposed New York Privacy bill. 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: Clearview AI settles suit and agrees to limit sales of facial recognition database. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo back New York ban on controversial search warrants 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.

Patrick Sullivan from A-LIGN compliance and security discusses privacy implications of modernizing HIPAA and how it will affect healthcare and goes into why its taken this long to update a regulation that was written a decade ago, Ben's story covers an eye-opening footnote from a 9th Circuit court case about internet content collection, and Dave's story is on the surprising number of warrantless searches the FBI conducted last year. 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: Spy report: 3.4M warrantless searches of US data under FISA last year UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Lauren Van Wazer from Akamai shares her thoughts on the implications for the Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity, Ben's story is on a new EU landmark law aimed to force big tech companies to tackle illegal content such as limiting how digital giants target users with online ads, Dave's story is on the White house's Cyberwarfare and the power grab they are trying to demonstrate, and describes how cyber defense really became a thing throughout the last few presidential administrations. 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: EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content The Biden White House’s Cyberwarfare Power Grab

Paul Innella, CEO of Tetrad Digital Integrity (TDI), discusses their new white paper on Board Risk, as well as clearing up some confusion on what could be next in the new era of Cyber Disclosures (regarding public companies, private equity requirements, Ben's story is on LinkedIn and what is considered hacking versus what is not, and Dave's story is on new technology helping over in the Russia-Ukraine war. 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: Court reaffirms that data scraping isn't hacking in LinkedIn appeal Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers

Aaron Painter from Nametag shares the importance of implementing identity in the security/authentication process, not only for data protection, but for building trust within digital interactions, Ben's story comes from "Last week tonight with John Oliver" on data brokers, and Dave's story is on how the US is preparing to deal with Russian attacks. 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: U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 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.

Matt Malarkey, VP, Strategic Alliances, from Titania provides insight into the civil fraud initiative, Ben's story is on how US law enforcement agencies are accessing your personal information, and Dave shares a story on a SolarWinds bid and how a court denied it for trying to throw out a breach lawsuit. 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: How can US law enforcement agencies access your data? Let’s count the ways Court denies SolarWinds bid to throw out breach lawsuit 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.

Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd shares his new book, AMERICAN REBOOT, Ben shares a story about a new transatlantic agreement on data privacy, and Dave's story is on the story allegations from the DOJ that Google is playing fast and loose with attorney client privilege. 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: U.S. and European leaders reach deal on trans-Atlantic data privacy. Google routinely hides emails from litigation by CCing attorneys, DOJ alleges 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.

Guest Aron Solomon from Esquire Digital joins Dave to discuss why the EARN IT Act Matters, Ben shares a recent Federal District court case on geofencing, Dave's story is on how the SEC is proposing new cyber breach disclosure rules. 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: The Fourth Amendment and Geofence Warrants: A Critical Look at United States v. Chatrie SEC votes to propose new rules for cybersecurity disclosure and incident reporting 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.

Guest Liz Wharton from Scythe joins Ben to discuss the evolving privacy regulatory environment, Ben talks about the reluctance on the part of the United States and Russia to use offensive cyber tools, Dave's story is on the FTC and how they are requiring organizations to delete troublesome algorithms. 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: ‘Not the time to go poking around’: How former U.S. hackers view dealing with Russia The FTC’s new enforcement weapon spells death for algorithms 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.

Guest Lauren Van Wazer, Akamai's Vice President for Global Public Policy, joins Dave Bittner to discuss their call for robust security in broadband rollout, Ben discusses two recent Supreme Court decisions on the state secrets privilege. Dave has the story of the US senate passing cyber breach notification legislation. 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: C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets, the Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Sides With F.B.I. in Case on Spying on Muslims The Senate is finally passing big cyber bills 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.

Guest Jason Sarfati, Chief Privacy Officer and VP of Legal at Gravy Analytics, joins Dave to take a deep dive on what location data is and the approaches that different levels of stakeholders are taking with it, Ben talks about the moment of reckoning for big tech companies during the conflict in Ukraine, and Dave digs deeper into the executive order that enables our government’s intelligence activities. 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: ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People Librarian's lament: Digital books are not fireproof 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.

Guests Mike Theis and Stacy Hadeka from Hogan Lovells join Dave to discuss the False Claims Act (FCA) and how it relates to cybersecurity, Ben has the story of a tech firm offering facial recognition technology to city governments to help them ID homeless people, and Dave shares the struggles of digital libraries in a world of stringent copyright laws. 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: ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People Librarian's lament: Digital books are not fireproof 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.

Guest Ron Brash from aDolus joins Dave to discuss software attack vectors faced by the shipping community, Ben has the story of two U.S. Senators issuing a new warning about CIA surveillance. Dave's got the story of proposed legislation that puts guard rails on social media algorithms. 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: Dem duo's warning of CIA 'warrantless backdoor searches' revives domestic spying debate New algorithm bill could force Facebook to change how the news feed works 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.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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 or simply leave us a message at (410) 618-3720. Hope to hear from you.

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.