Best of the Left Podcast : (2015/04/10) Poking the watchful eye (NSA Spying)

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(2015/04/10) Poking the watchful eye (NSA Spying)

Edition #912

Today we take another look at what spying the government is engaged in and a few ideas to protect yourself.
 
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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: How Has the Internet Changed Privacy? - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 3-12-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: The Maelstrom - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies


10:45 Ch. 4: Act 2: Phony Cell Phone Towers Spying on Us? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 02-24-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Privacy - Invincible


17:10 Ch. 6: Act 3: Security Researcher Christopher Soghoian on How to Use a Cellphone Without Being Spied On - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-20-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Spies - Parachutes


32:59 Ch. 8: Act 4: Attempting to update our privacy legislation - @HumorlessQueers - Air Date: 2-11-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: Letterbox - Flood


42:54 Ch. 10: Act 5: Government Surveillance with Edward Snowden - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 04-05-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: "Party at the NSA - YACHT (feat. @MarcMaron)"


53:59 Ch. 12: Act 6: Jailbreak Your Phone For Security via @EFF - Best of the Left Activism

Ch. 13: Song 6: "Fickle World" - Theo Bard


56:59 Ch. 14: Act 7: Blueprint for Post-9/11 Surveillance: U.S. Began Bulk Collection of Phone Call Data in 1992 - @democracynow - Air Date: 4-10-15


Voicemails

Ch. 16: The importance of more nuance in labels - Alex from Montreal

Ch. 17: On Left, Liberal and Progressive - Sandy from Inside the Beltway

Ch. 18: Liberal vs. conservative and their perspective of people - Chris in Northern Virginia

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics


Ch. 19: Final comments on the labeling discussion

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone


Activism: Jailbreak Your Phone For Security via @EFF

Take Action:

SIGN the EEF’s petition: Jailbreaking is Not a Crime

Additional Activism/Resources:

Take advantage of EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense tools.

Sources/further reading:

"EFF General Counsel Takes On NSA Spying”

"Human Rights Watch Sues DEA Over Bulk Collection of Americans’ Telephone Records”

"How to Jailbreak Your iPhone: The Always Up-to-Date Guide [iOS 8.1]”

"Surveillance Techniques: How Your Data Becomes Our Data”

Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich


Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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