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- 03 / 02 / 16 -
It's another expanded fundraising show, Bill Pollock joins the conversation to discuss "The Car Hacker's Handbook," what OBD2 is, attacks on vehicles, Bill explains how to make books accessible, Kyle explains the importance of knowing how to repair things that you own, Bill explains his philosophy behind publishing books at No Starch Press, how it's possible to screw up your car with some of this knowledge, the prospect of self-driving cars, an idea for a car hacking village, the latest on the FBI battle with Apple over access to a cell phone, how to mess up someone's phone just by borrowing it, Emmanuel's conclusion over whether Apple should grant access to the FBI, theorizing whether Apple already has this ability, where Apple made a mistake, the exploding printer fantasy from "CSI: Cyber." This show is two hours and includes fundraising.
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March 2
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- 03 / 09 / 16 -
Fire engines and a weird sound, problems registering rooms at the Hotel Pennsylvania, the sound continues to deteriorate, Bernie tries to kill time with news stories, Edward Snowden reacts to a government claim, Steve Wozniak sides with Apple in their fight with the FBI, how people get discouraged with all of the legal challenges, an update on speaker submissions for The Eleventh HOPE, how to get a free ticket to HOPE by annoying Donald Trump, Mike defends the use of web-based email, Emmanuel's email rules, ways to avoid ransomware, Kyle explains the benefits in picking up various bits of knowledge, some basic guidelines on backing up data, a listener poem on Donald Trump, the HOPE policy on kids, what kind of Internet connectivity to expect at the conference, recommended ways of reading mail.
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March 9
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- 03 / 16 / 16 -
There hasn't been a single threat from Donald Trump in response to last week's challenge, Emmanuel is now able to say "President Trump," what a Trump presidency could mean for freedom on the net, questioning whether technical competence or incompetence is preferable in a president, remembering Reagan, the new normal, how this is tantamount to neo-fascism, the key escrow system that the Clinton administration pushed, Obama's words on encryption, why Emmanuel doesn't mind if Trump becomes the Republican nominee, listener ideas on how to stop Trump, the prospects of moving to Canada, a man is arrested for jamming cell phone signals, how cellular phone companies aren't public utilities, Emmanuel's experiences with cell phone jammers, debating the ethical use of such devices, more problems with hotel room registration for The Eleventh HOPE.
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March 16
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- 03 / 23 / 16 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are on a train in Oregon, this is their fourth train in a single journey, the Washington State caucus is Saturday, the magic of train travel, some of the technology that's been witnessed, Bernie offers a service to identify weird antennas, how Chicago has improved its mass transit system, the FBI finds a way to unlock a phone without Apple's help, how insecure cell phones really are, it's confirmed that the federal government was investigating Edward Snowden through Lavabit, the owner of Lavabit is still forbidden from confirming this, an update on premiums, Mike explains how The New York Times made up a story about encryption in the phones used by terrorists in France, ways people are intimidated by computer screens, it's less than four months until the HOPE conference.
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March 23
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- 03 / 30 / 16 -
Troubles setting levels with multiple phone calls, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Seattle, Apple wants the FBI to tell them how they got into the San Bernardino phone, analyzing the dispute between the two, Kyle gets a call from a fake Microsoft center, what to beware of, CNBC inadvertently exposes people's passwords, websites that try to guilt people out of using ad blockers, Emmanuel encounters an endless loop of update requirements, Kyle is speaking on a phone from the 1950s, the cycle of built-in obsolescence, revisiting a story about Iranian hackers and a tiny dam, what Google dorking is, legislation is introduced in New Jersey to prohibit texting while crossing a street, antiquated phone phrases that have never been retired, attempts to regulate anonymous cell phones, Bernie's use for burner phones, there are 2600 meetings this Friday on April Fool's Day.
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March 30
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