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- 02 / 07 / 18 -

The spring fundraiser has begun, there's one more chance to save net neutrality on February 27th, how states are fighting back to preserve net neutrality, why Burger King deserves credit for taking a stand on the issue, how Congress can override the FCC vote, how Alexa can be affected by inaudible signals, Kyle discusses new kiosks that have been installed at JFK Airport to process people entering the United States, analyzing the codes printed on the receipts, why this saves no time at all, the potential for adding fingerprints, how this is a betrayal of an earlier promise to not do this sort of thing to American citizens, the possibility of face scanning for departing passengers, how Alex was able to bypass the entire system, Alex is offering consultation at his law firm as a premium, the kinds of legal issues that Alex can handle, the confidentiality that must be observed, how domain name issues might be addressed with this premium, the jurisdictions that Alex can practice in, what motivates cybersquatters, a snippet of an annoying commercial, some more legal scenarios, the death of John Perry Barlow, memories of the early days of the EFF and how Barlow was a key part of this, a musical tribute. This show includes fundraising.

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February 7
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- 02 / 14 / 18 -

Reference to another "terror attack on our soil sponsored by the NRA" today, how Google Autofill predicts what follows "school shooting," there have been six school shootings this year already, an incident at the NSA as cops open fire on a vehicle that entered a restricted area, how Alex managed to get onto the grounds of the NSA without authorization, remembering when Kyle and Emmanuel were stopped by NSA cops while taking pictures for the Hacker Calendar, what the 2600 Digital Digest is all about, there will be an April 1st cutoff for paying for this premium, perusing some of the summations for various years of the digest, Alex examines the 1984 summation, the story of how laundromats were tied to the early days of 2600, how the very early issues were made after-hours, why starting out small was the best move at the time, why the magazine seemed like a necessary thing to do, Kyle looks at the 1994 summation, coming down hard on the Clinton administration, control of technology through such things as answering machine tapes, how the community has grown, Emmanuel looks at the 2000 summation, a pivotal point in hacker history, responding to pressure to reveal sources. This show includes fundraising.

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February 14
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- 02 / 21 / 18 -

A skeleton crew tonight, pushing Alex's law firm premium, Emmanuel proclaims that Verizon sucks, the freedom of speech that allows such sentiments to be broadcast, a recycler is sentenced to prison for creating worthless Microsoft backup discs, what this person did not do, what this case may actually be about, Emmanuel tries to uninstall Microsoft on the station computers, a rundown of premiums being offered tonight, more on biometric data being used when entering countries, how to avoid spyware on smart televisions, system management mode. This show includes limited fundraising.

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February 21
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- 02 / 28 / 18 -

The station isn't on the air, wondering why it's so hard to tune to WBAI on an Alexa device, Steve Rambam is in the studio, how to use the microphone, Steve has booked the Hotel Pennsylvania for an investigators' conference in November, the kinds of cases Steve won't get involved in, Steve outlines what an investigator has to do, what Steve and Alex have been up to lately, how the premium Steve is offering tonight can keep someone from throwing away their life savings, Steve's thoughts on where the hacker community is going, Steve's issue with Roger Waters, the ongoing debate on free speech, some disagreement on Edward Snowden, why politics shouldn't get in the way of a working relationship, the amount of people who get their news through Facebook, Steve will even work in Antarctica, Emmanuel's issue with the Tesla that's up in space, some thoughts on Bucharest, an update on Steve's issue with Vonage voicemail, the importance of supporting the dialogue, why Steve supports the station even though he disagrees with most of the content, the need to not be alienating, what the actual issue with the transmitter is, 2600 meetings are coming up this week, a call for more speakers for HOPE. This show includes fundraising.

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February 28
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