Sunday, 29 March 2020 – 14:22:08 CEST

Are the worldwide coronavirus curfew measures a harmful exaggeration or exactly what we need to do right now to save all of us? A discussion with fellow journalist Alexander Spier.

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Episode 8: Coronavirus Curfew

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 – 18:32:51 CET

The Federal Republic of Germany has ordered the first curfew in the history of the country. Meanwhile, around the world, people are now being mandatorily tracked by their mobile phones and are spied on in home office isolation.

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Episode 7: Personal Liberties and the Coronavirus Scare

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 – 16:06:53 CET

A look at the legislature that was hastily put in place, and the laws that were amended, to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany. What is happening here from a privacy and civil liberties perspective?

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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.

Episode 10: Flatten the Curve

Episode 8: Coronavirus Curfew

Episode 7: Personal Liberties and the Coronavirus Scare