Monday, 7 June 2021 – 23:55:20 CEST

The EU copyright reform is now in effect in all member countries and with it comes the horrible idea of upload filters. Let's discuss why this is bad for journalism, already very much on its last legs, and free speech in general.

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Episode 58: Ubiquitous License Plate Recognition

Wednesday, 3 March 2021 – 23:50:03 CET

With a Raspberry Pi, a camera and some open source software, anyone can record, recognise and store number plates on mass. What does that mean for the privacy of car owners and passengers now and in the future?

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The Private Citizen

A Civil Liberties Podcast

Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.

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