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Co-Host: Jonathan Loesche

News of the Bogus:

• 0:28 – Attack of the week: FREAK (or ‘factoring the NSA for fun and profit’) http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/03/attack-of-week-freak-or-factoring-nsa.html
  • Stop the presses: HTTPS-crippling “FREAK” bug affects Windows after all http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/stop-the-presses-https-crippling-freak-bug-affects-windows-after-all/
  • FREAK Attack: Client Check https://freakattack.com/clienttest.html
• 10:41 – Bill Nye says science changed his anti-GMO views http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/02/bill-nye-says-science-changed-his-anti-gmo-views/
• 12:24 – ISP Categorically Refuses to Block Pirate Bay – Trial Set For October http://torrentfreak.com/isp-categorically-refuses-to-block-pirate-bay-trial-set-for-october-150304/
• 17:01 – How the flawed ‘science’ of bite mark analysis has sent innocent people to prison http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/13/how-the-flawed-science-of-bite-mark-analysis-has-sent-innocent-people-to-jail/

28:36 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Judge Liam O’Grady https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150227/18171630168/us-court-rules-that-kim-dotcom-is-fugitive-thus-doj-can-take-his-money.shtml

35:04 – Idiot Extraordinaire: PayPal http://torrentfreak.com/under-u-s-pressure-paypal-nukes-mega-for-encrypting-files-150227/

This Week’s Quote: “It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.” —Bruce Schneier

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Co-Host: Jakob Morris

News of the Bogus:

• 0:31 – Lenovo slipped ‘Superfish’ malware into laptops http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/19/technology/security/lenovo-superfish/
  • Lenovo Is Breaking HTTPS Security on its Recent Laptops https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/02/further-evidence-lenovo-breaking-https-security-its-laptops
  • The Lenovo “Superfish” controversy – what you need to know https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/20/the-lenovo-superfish-controversy-what-you-need-to-know/
  • Thought Komodia/Superfish Bug Was Really, Really Bad? It’s Much, Much Worse! https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150223/07363930113/thought-komodiasuperfish-bug-was-really-really-bad-its-much-much-worse.shtml
  • Errata Security: Extracting the SuperFish certificate http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/extracting-superfish-certificate.html
  • LastPass Superfish Checker https://lastpass.com/superfish/
  • Superfish, Komodia, PrivDog vulnerability test https://filippo.io/Badfish/
• 11:17 – Leaked cables show Netanyahu’s Iran bomb claim contradicted by Mossad http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/23/leaked-spy-cables-netanyahu-iran-bomb-mossad
• 15:05 – The FCC Just Voted to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/26/the-fcc-just-voted-to-regulate-the-inter
  • Say hello to net neutrality – FCC votes to “protect the open internet” https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/27/say-hello-to-net-neutrality-fcc-votes-to-protect-the-open-internet/

25:17 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Total Wipes Music Group http://torrentfreak.com/the-worlds-most-idiotic-copyright-complaint-150222/

• DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google :: Notices :: Chilling Effects https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/10416081
• Total Wipes Music Group – Copyright Removal Requests – Google Transparency Report http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/reporters/40594/Total-Wipes-Music-Group/

31:22 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Montana House Rep. David Moore http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/montana-representative-seeks-ban-tight-clothing

This Week’s Quote: “Creativity and innovation always builds on the past. The past always tries to control the creativity that builds upon it. Free societies enable the future by limiting this power of the past. Ours is less and less a free society.” —Lawrence Lessig

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Co-Host: Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 1:55 – Ross Ulbricht Found Guilty on All Charges http://cointelegraph.com/news/113433/ross-ulbricht-found-guilty-on-all-charges
• 8:50 – 2 Bridgewater Teens’ Snow Shoveling Biz Put On Ice Due To Ordinances http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/27/nj-teens-offering-shoveling-services-stopped-by-cops-due-to-town-ordinance/
• 11:48 – The FCC has changed the definition of broadband http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7932653/fcc-changed-definition-broadband-25mbps
  • The Cost of Connectivity 2014 http://newamerica.org/oti/the-cost-of-connectivity-2014/
• 25:29 – Cop who stole nude photos from arrested women’s phones escapes jail https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/29/cop-who-stole-nude-photos-from-arrested-womens-seized-phones-escapes-jail/

28:56 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The News Media http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/a-lesson-in-corrupt-press.html

33:36 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Mike LaSusa http://www.salon.com/2015/01/29/nightmare_libertarian_project_turns_country_into_the_murder_capital_of_the_world/

• Honduras Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade, FDI, Corruption http://www.heritage.org/index/country/honduras

This Week’s Quote: “If anyone thinks they can get an accurate picture of anyplace on the planet by reading news reports, they’re sadly mistaken.” —Bruce Schneier

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Co-host: Dave Turcotte

News of the Bogus:

• 2:09 – What It Feels Like to Be a Gamergate Target https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAyncf3DBUQ
  • Brianna Wu’s GTA rape tweets https://twitter.com/spacekatgal/status/555874686085496834
  • Brianna Wu on Twitter: “When I was 20, my parents handed me $200,000 to start an animation business. I learned more from that experience than anything in college.” https://twitter.com/spacekatgal/status/422793818749288448
• 18:47 – Torrent Site Blockades Are Disproportional, Greek Court Rules http://torrentfreak.com/torrent-site-blockades-are-disproportional-greek-court-rules-150121/
• 22:50 – Is Vaping Worse Than Smoking? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/opinion/joe-nocera-is-vaping-worse-than-smoking.html
  • New Study Reports High Levels of Formaldehyde in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/01/new-study-reports-high-levels-of.html
• 32:36 – 12-Year-Old Girl’s Hair Causes OUTRAGE, Wait Until You Hear Why http://madworldnews.com/12-year-old-girls-hair/
• 38:49 – People can be convinced they committed a non-existant crime in just 3 hours http://www.sciencealert.com/people-can-be-convinced-they-committed-a-non-existant-crime-in-just-three-hours

50:01 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Barack Obama http://bigstory.ap.org/article/1800bf6744eb4b3f91a75817d54a2a46/fact-check-obama-claims-credit-incomplete-recovery

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Data http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000
• State of the Union: Barack Obama Rebutted! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fGNwpFq4WY

58:45 – Idiot Extraordinaire: National Sheriffs Association and the Fraternal Order of Police https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/27/google-asked-to-muzzle-waze-police-stalking-app/

• Waze Social GPS Maps & Traffic – Android Apps on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waze&hl=en

This Week’s Quote: “Few things are more laughably pitiable than authority once it has been successfully defied.” —L. Neil Smith

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Co-Host: Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 0:30 – Senate Bill Prohibits Government-Mandated Backdoors http://www.informationweek.com/government/cybersecurity/senate-bill-prohibits-government-mandated-backdoors/d/d-id/1317926
• 4:20 – In the ‘global struggle for Internet freedom,’ the Internet is losing, report finds http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/04/in-the-global-struggle-for-internet-freedom-the-internet-is-losing-report-finds/
• 9:02 – Did Rep. Moran Read 1,648-Page Defense Bill? ‘Are You Kidding?’ http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/lauretta-brown/did-rep-moran-read-1648-page-defense-bill-are-you-kidding
  • The Read the Bills Act (RTBA) https://downsizedc.org/etp/rtba/
• 17:02 – Another reason to avoid reading the comments http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anne-applebaum-another-reason-to-avoid-reading-the-comments/2014/11/28/b37a9f30-7722-11e4-a755-e32227229e7b_story.html
  • Vinegar valentines: An old tradition of sending mean cards anonymously http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/02/13/vinegar_valentines_an_old_tradition_of_sending_mean_cards_anonymously.html
• 24:34 – A long list of sex acts just got banned in UK porn http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a-long-list-of-sex-acts-just-got-banned-in-uk-porn-9897174.html

31:06 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: US Government http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-is-not-a-fugitive-court-hears-141209/

38:13 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Kevin Sabet http://redalertpolitics.com/2014/12/10/new-anti-pot-argument-dont-legalize-monsanto-gmos/

This Week’s Quote: “I think that marijuana should not only be legal, I think it should be a cottage industry. It would be wonderful for the state of Maine. There’s some pretty good homegrown dope. I’m sure it would be even better if you could grow it with fertilizers and have greenhouses.” —Stephen King

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Co-Hosts: Jonathan Loesche and (briefly) Dave Turcotte

Update: SunRail ridership lags, system to rehire ambassadors http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/traffic/os-sunrail-ridership-ambassadors-20141003-story.html

News of the Bogus:

• 3:06 – Entrepreneur’s private toll road welcomes 100,000th vehicle http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11149220/Entrepreneurs-private-toll-road-welcomes-100000th-vehicle.html
  • Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps/@51.3960066,-2.4196838,356m/data=!3m1!1e3
  • Kelston Toll Road (@KelstonTollRoad) | Twitter https://twitter.com/KelstonTollRoad
  • What is the cost of constructing a mile of highway? http://www.railstotrails.org/resources/documents/whatwedo/policy/07-29-2008%20Generic%20Response%20to%20Cost%20per%20Lane%20Mile%20for%20widening%20and%20new%20construction.pdf
  • Ask a Paving / Asphalt Superintendent anything http://jobstr.com/threads/show/4514-paving-asphalt-superintendent
  • Asphalt Facts http://www.alasphalt.com/asphalt%20facts.htm
• 15:26 – Why Did the Supreme Court Sidestep Sentencing Dispute http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202673758615/Why-Did-the-Supreme-Court-Sidestep-Sentencing-Dispute
  • Supreme Court Considers Two Drug Dog Cases | Radley Balko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/supreme-court-considers-t_1_b_2063820.html
• 18:43 – Anime fan convicted over illegal pictures of imaginary children http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/anime-fan-convicted-over-illegal-7958896

24:51 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Wendy Gittleson http://samuel-warde.com/2014/01/10-reasons-free-market-just-big-fat-blob-stupid/

51:32 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Tracie Harris and Matt Dillahunty (nominated by pretty much everybody) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SXBre5woMw&start=1897

• Does the Internet Prove the Need for Government Investment? http://fee.org/the_freeman/detail/does-the-internet-prove-the-need-for-government-investment

This Week’s Quote: “All the perplexities, confusion, and distress in America arise, not from the defects in their constitution or confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.” —John Quincy Adams

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Co-Hosts: Dave Turcotte and Travis Retriever

News of the Bogus:

• 7:43 – Study of 100 Billion Animals Finds GMOs Safe http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/comprehensive-study-100-billion-animals-finds-gmos-safe-livestock
  • Freakonomics » Outsiders by Design http://freakonomics.com/2014/09/18/outsiders-by-design-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast-2/
• 12:30 – Islamic State recruitment soaring in wake of U.S. bombing #SorrySyria http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.616730
  • War Is a Racket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket
• 17:15 – Kerry: No End to the War Even if We Destroy ISIS #SorrySyria http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2014/09/25/kerry-no-end-to-the-war-even-if-we-destroy-isis/
• 35:35 – FBI blasts Apple, Google for locking police out of phones http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2014/09/25/68c4e08e-4344-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html

42:09 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Press and social media #BBGunControl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9FtNOV6Qhk

52:38 – Idiot Extraordinaire: City of Peoria http://www.vice.com/read/the-police-raided-my-friends-house-over-a-parody-twitter-account

This Week’s Quote: “The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in this world.” —Václav Havel

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Co-Host: Jakob Morris

News of the Bogus:

• 0:27 – BBC News – Scottish referendum: Scotland votes ‘No’ to independence http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29270441
• 3:31 – Sex education in Poland faces legal challenge http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11087423/Sex-education-in-Poland-faces-legal-challenge.html
• 7:20 – Copyright Holders Want Netflix to Ban VPN Users http://torrentfreak.com/copyright-holders-want-netflix-ban-vpn-users-140917/
• 17:14 – Obama Urges War in Iraq Despite Known Lack of WMDs http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/president-obama-urges-war-without-even-pretending-there-are-wmds/380020/?single_page=true
  • A White House Position That Stands on a Narrow Definition of War http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/us/politics/19post.html

25:33 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Yelp and Federal appeals judges #YelpGate http://nypost.com/2014/09/06/anger-over-courts-decision-on-yelps-reviews/

30:47 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Joe Weisenthal http://www.businessinsider.com/this-might-be-the-final-humiliation-of-the-fed-haters-2014-9

This Week’s Quote: “People who argue that ISIS poses a threat to our democracies are out to lunch. ISIS is an ugly phenomenon, but it’s largely the consequence of one blunder after another by the US and its allies in the region, who shouldn’t have been meddling there in the first place…If the US and its allies want to reduce ‘terror’ in the region…they need to stop participating in it.” —Julian Assange

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Co-Host: Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 2:31 – Police: Finding Pirate Bay Documents is Too Expensive http://torrentfreak.com/police-finding-pirate-bay-documents-expensive-140824/
• 8:47 – What I’ve Learned from Two Years Collecting Data on Police Killings http://gawker.com/what-ive-learned-from-two-years-collecting-data-on-poli-1625472836
  • Ferguson Turns Lens On Police-Involved Killings, But Some Facts Are Few http://www.npr.org/2014/08/21/342228794/ferguson-turns-lens-on-police-involved-killings-but-some-facts-are-few
• 23:27 – Overtaxed and over there http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21587815-loopy-tax-rules-spur-expats-renounce-their-american-citizenship-overtaxed-and-over-there

31:34 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: The WHO http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/sarah-knapton/11056964/Ban-toxic-e-cigarettes-indoors-says-World-Health-Organisation.html

40:36 – Idiot Extraordinaire: Barack Obama http://www.techtimes.com/articles/13774/20140823/white-house-cybersecurity-leader-proudly-claims-he-knows-nothing-about-cybersecurity.htm

This Week’s Quote: “It is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics. Encryption is too important to be left solely to governments.” —Bruce Schneier

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Co-Hosts: Jonathan Loesche and Charles Thomas

News of the Bogus:

• 0:52 – Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/13-354_olp1.pdf
• 18:17 – EPIC says Facebook ‘messed with people’s minds,’ seeks FTC sanctions – Computerworld
  http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249553/EPIC_says_Facebook_messed_with_people_s_minds_seeks_FTC_sanctions
• 22:17 – Pirate Bay Founders’ File-Hosting Site Wiped From Google http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founders-file-hosting-site-wiped-from-google-140628/

26:35 – Biggest Bogon Emitter: Connecticut Regional School District 14 http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/30/ct-school-district-apologizes-for-blocki

36:16 – Silver Cluon Award: The Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.dailydot.com/politics/blimp-nsa-utah-eff-mass-surveillance/

42:16 – Idiot Extraordinaire: PayPal http://www.zdnet.com/paypal-freezes-out-protonmail-asks-if-startup-has-government-permission-to-encrypt-email-7000031116/

This Week’s Quote: “We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.” —William O. Douglas