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SOLVED! #19 - Big Data: Putting Digital Fingerprints in the Pie of Freedom
Manage episode 501193576 series 8456
Air Date: 8–19-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- Ch.1 - The Trump administration’s unprecedented attempts to get your data from the states
- Ch. 2 - Why Trump’s new private health tracking system is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
- Ch. 3 - How HIV patients suffering in the 80s, 90s and early 00s from constant health data breaches is a hint of what could come
- Ch. 4 - Why a new UK law trying to protect children from seeing terrible things online is doing more harm than good
- Ch. 5 - Tips on keeping your digital privacy intact as best as you can in this data hungry world
- BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only): How an activist organization used debanking to make video game companies censor their content, where that tactic might lead, and more.
- A funny thing happened on the way to recording… (blooper)
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Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e
REFERENCES:
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It. - NY Times
Trump Announces Plan to Launch Private Health Tracking System With Big Tech Firms - Time
HIV & Civil Rights: A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - ACLU
'A disaster waiting to happen' — Cybersecurity experts react to UK age verification law - Toms Guide
UK Age Verification Laws: How to Comply & Stay Safe in 2025 - WizCase
MEMBERS ONLY
Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship - Wired
EXTRAS
SOLVED! #7 - The Deficiency of Efficiency: Why govt is inefficient BY DESIGN, & more - SOLVED! (Recorded April 2025)
All 2025 Health Information Data Breaches (Source: HHS.gov)
TAKE ACTION:
In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach
Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
1926 episodes
Manage episode 501193576 series 8456
Air Date: 8–19-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
- Ch.1 - The Trump administration’s unprecedented attempts to get your data from the states
- Ch. 2 - Why Trump’s new private health tracking system is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
- Ch. 3 - How HIV patients suffering in the 80s, 90s and early 00s from constant health data breaches is a hint of what could come
- Ch. 4 - Why a new UK law trying to protect children from seeing terrible things online is doing more harm than good
- Ch. 5 - Tips on keeping your digital privacy intact as best as you can in this data hungry world
- BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only): How an activist organization used debanking to make video game companies censor their content, where that tactic might lead, and more.
- A funny thing happened on the way to recording… (blooper)
FOLLOW US ON:
YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)
Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e
REFERENCES:
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It. - NY Times
Trump Announces Plan to Launch Private Health Tracking System With Big Tech Firms - Time
HIV & Civil Rights: A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - ACLU
'A disaster waiting to happen' — Cybersecurity experts react to UK age verification law - Toms Guide
UK Age Verification Laws: How to Comply & Stay Safe in 2025 - WizCase
MEMBERS ONLY
Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship - Wired
EXTRAS
SOLVED! #7 - The Deficiency of Efficiency: Why govt is inefficient BY DESIGN, & more - SOLVED! (Recorded April 2025)
All 2025 Health Information Data Breaches (Source: HHS.gov)
TAKE ACTION:
In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach
Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
1926 episodes
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