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- 12 / 06 / 06 -

Consumers have the right to unlock their cell phones according to the Copyright Office, a case of voice mail hacking involving the royal family, Redbird finds a SIM card, Nassau Community College loses a computer printout with information on 21,000 students, the use of Social Security Numbers in colleges, an offer to the thieves, Bernie describes a similar incident involving driver's license information in Pennsylvania, why authorized access can be as harmful as unauthorized access, reports that all travelers have "scores" that indicate the odds of their being a terrorist, Amtrak is now voluntarily supplying passenger data to Homeland Security, the MySense program run by the U.K., questioning why travelers would voluntarily participate in such a program, a Stephen King connection to iris scanning in Maine, a listener report on mechanical voting machine problems, a Canadian perspective on voting, debating the merits of electronic voting, potential security issues with paper ballots, an update on Bernie's voting problems, new passport regulations in the U.K., problems with incoming phone calls, the privacy issues surrounding Google, a question on RFID technology in U.S. passports.

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December 6
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- 12 / 13 / 06 -

Emmanuel's Metrocard trouble on a bus, various problems with Metrocards, potential misuse of the system, predictions for future technological trends from Trend Micro, a press release from Accunetix with all sorts of misinformation about hackers, 800,000 people are affected by a security breach at UCLA, the effects of the negative use of the word "hacker," some possible good news on new voting machines, the requirements of HAVA, Emmanuel has a cell phone jammer, a live demonstration of how it works, the legalities of such a device, some theoretical legal questions, news from Verizon, some changes in amateur radio rules, the possibility of CW being eliminated from future tests, the end of "ten" codes in police departments, Jim discusses "twelve" codes on trains, a caller has trouble getting Verizon to remove their wires from their former lines, a caller dominates the lines.

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December 13
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- 12 / 20 / 06 -

How much is an appropriate tip for your phone company, how tipping is supposed to work, a hearing on foul language is covered by C-SPAN, an interesting interpretation on broadcasting the hearing, the White House supposedly has the ability to detect cell phones, the FBI also supposedly has the ability to remotely activate microphones on cell phones and use them as "roving bugs," microphones attached to cameras in England that listen for "aggressive tones," recent stories about people whose lives would have been saved if they were trackable, rating various Internet tips for parents from Hillary Clinton, the risks of gift cards, Jim talks about a gift card scheme, more on Emmanuel's Metrocard hassles of last week, more on FCC changes to amateur radio rules, a demonstration of the Craig's Number service, defending the practice of tipping the phone company, clarification on an Asobi Seksu song.

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December 20
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- 12 / 27 / 06 -

The last show of 2006, Bernie is on a landline, a report on speaking spy cameras in England, past instances of speaking cameras, a Turkish banking scandal, a voting machine auction in Minnesota, Bernie's vote still hasn't been counted and now can no longer be checked, Emmanuel discovers a new voice mail system that can be tied into any cell phone, a demonstration of YouMail, the potential pros and cons of this service, some of the most significant developments of 2006 and wishes for 2007, the Chaos Communications Congress has started, Redbird has a new passport that doesn't have RFID, the death of the leader of Turkmenistan, the net neutrality issue, a challenge to the government, memories of Project Evil, how technology can be used as a form of empowerment, copyright lunacy, Jim finds a security hole involving overweight people, a security breach at GHI, GPS tracking of friends through their cell phones, a final suggestion from a listener.

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December 27
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