Episode 11 – GUEST: Shahid Buttar

We spoke with Shahid Buttar, a civil-liberties-minded candidate running for the 12th Congressional District in the San Francisco Bay Area. This episode’s Patriot is Jan Koum. He left Facebook after disagreements over use of WhatsApp users’ private data. This episode’s Pariah is the NYC Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, for admonishing the NYC CCRB for educating people … Continue reading Episode 11 – GUEST: Shahid Buttar

We spoke with Shahid Buttar, a civil-liberties-minded candidate running for the 12th Congressional District in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This episode’s Patriot is Jan Koum. He left Facebook after disagreements over use of WhatsApp users’ private data.

This episode’s Pariah is the NYC Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, for admonishing the NYC CCRB for educating people about the 4th Amendment.

Is China Becoming A Black Mirror Episode (Sesame Credit)
Google’s the Selfish Ledger

They didn’t pay for the stock footage…

Other Links

More than 3,000 apps have been spying on children without parental consent
FBI exaggerated the number of phones it can’t unlock by up to 550 percent
IBM warns of instant breaking of encryption by quantum computers: ‘Move your data today’
Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out
Russia blocks Telegram app over encryption
Upstate NY farmer says ICE officers stormed his farm without a warrant, cuffed him, threw his phone
Surveillance Database of Journalists to Be Compiled in the USA. Where Is the Outcry?
Amazon Rekognition Scandal
Amazon Admits Alexa Device Eavesdropped On Portland Family

Update on the story

Newark NJ surveillance cameras

Victories!

A California bill to hold police accountable for surveillance tech faces one last hurdle before heading to the state Senate floor.
ISO rejects backdoored NSA IoT standard
Georgia’s governor has vetoed SB 315, the state’s catastrophically stupid cybersecurity law
Congressional law banning backdoors
Fourth Circuit rules that border officials can’t subject electronic devices to suspicionless forensic searches