Caveat

Caveat

A weekly conversation on surveillance, digital privacy, cybersecurity law and policy. Hosted by Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin.
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Recent Episodes

Ep 330 | 10.22.26

The wearable wiretap.

This week, Dave and Ben look at a story that discusses the potential conflict between the next-generation of wearable technology and current state wiretapping laws. The two also look at a recent legal victory for AI coders. Additionally, Dave meets with ⁠Danny Manimbo⁠, the ISO and AI Practice Leader at ⁠Schellman⁠, to discuss why companies waiting for AI regulatory clarity are already falling behind.

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Ep 329 | 10.15.26

Who’s liable when AI goes rogue?

This week, Dave and Ben look at two stories with the first involving a recent bill introduced into the US House of Representatives that looks to clarify the confusion around AI liability. The second story involves a court case where an AI generated video was able to sway a judge's opinion. Additionally, Dave sits down with ⁠⁠Garfield Jones⁠, Senior Vice President of Research and Strategy at ⁠QuSecure⁠ and former CISA Homeland security exec for quantum, to discuss post-quantum migration efforts and the impact that it will have on organizations.

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Ep 328 | 10.8.26

Expanding the digital evidence trail.

This week, Dave and Ben look at two court cases where one involves a judge ruling that law enforcement's use of Flock cameras was unconstitutional and another where the AI chat logs were used as evidence to levy felony charges. Additionally, Dave sits down with ⁠Meredith Burkart⁠, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at ⁠Halcyon⁠, to discuss how ransomware attacks could be considered as acts of terrorism.

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Ep 327 | 10.1.26

Anthropic’s Court Battles.

This week, Dave and Ben look at the recent court ruling which has supported the Trump administration's reclassification that Anthropic was a supply chain risk. Additionally, the two look at how AI chat prompts are being increasingly used for gathering evidence for AI-related investigations.

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Ep 326 | 9.24.26

When digital tools get it wrong.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down to look at a recent court ruling which has rejected limits on cell phone border searches. Additionally, the two look at another case where a woman was falsely accused of bank robbery after an AI facial recognition system misidentified her and is now suing for $10 million.

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Host(s)
Dave Bittner
Ben Yelin
Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of television, journalism and media production, and is one of the pioneers of non-linear editing and digital storytelling.
Ben Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Cyber Health and Hazard Strategies, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment.
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