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- 03 / 14 / 07 -

A skeleton crew tonight, Bernie is sick, a strange case of wiretapping, a government audit finds the FBI is abusing its Patriot Act powers, Sweden admits to wiretapping for decades, Google gets into hot water in India, retrieving info from copiers, an article on cracking biometric passports, a report that clocks are being systematically removed from post offices, Emmanuel tries to block something Bernie said, Emmanuel's opinion of Austin, yet another 2600 institution is threatened, the imminent closing of Alt.Coffee, what Emmanuel has against children and families, what the cafe has meant over the years, why people shouldn't listen to the show while studying, a review of Futurephone, a discussion of supermarket discount cards, an overseas listener has verification problems when making a purchase online, a review of talkplus.com, a listener takes offense at a remark on a previous show, why podcasts will never replace the radio show, the "KPWR" station in Austin, Rebel's documentary goes missing, recent problems with the post office, how to use a proxy, the difficulty getting through to the station, reported problems with the WBAI online ordering system, what to do about stolen cell phones.

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- 03 / 21 / 07 -

The return of the missing people, lack of success reaching Bernie in Poland, The Prophet adds commentary on phone issues, the myth that telephony is dying, an ISP in New York challenges the FBI's use of National Security Letters under the Patriot Act, the Justice Department finds that the FBI has misused its power, surveillance is used in England to catch rubbish offenders, wondering what a fly tipper is, Kenya implements a system that allows people to send money via SMS, the risk of interception, quotes from Boost Mobile, the possible misuses of these types of systems, how free conferences work, the significance of Iowa, what certain phone companies are doing to counter the use of free conferences, what consumers can do, a widespread search at a school in Tennessee, an amusing tale of spam, Redbird's perspective on the issue of cell phones on airplanes and the potential hazards they cause, how to tie into AIM with home computers, Notkevin discusses the ongoing Eyebeam show, a caller has a problem with unauthorized withdrawals.

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- 03 / 28 / 07 -

Bernie is back from Poland, the show is preempted next week, more proof that members of the government are completely unaccountable for their actions, the number of people who don't have and don't want Internet service, why Internet radio is no substitute for real radio, how the Government Printing Office has cut back on printing, Rudy Giuliani's website fixes a vulnerability, the unusual attention to detail in the news story, blaming hackers, Mike has good news about the end of COPA, why filters don't work, a story of a new car dealer that requires thumbprints from customers, Bernie witnesses the reaction of foreigners learning the requirements for entering the United States, more regulations on airlines, more on the capability of retaining data in copy and fax machines, a sneaky way of capturing faxes, some information on Asterisk, more on fly tipping, questions about premiums, an "Off The Wall" fundraiser is scheduled for next Tuesday, another story about NYPD spying at the Republican National Convention in 2004, an offhanded HOPE reference, a question about a hacked web page, ways to avoid problems, Speakeasy is now owned by Best Buy, criticism of New York City from a Chicago resident, a theory on why identification is required in buildings now, an update on Rebel's annoying documentary, strange devices are spotted on a highway in New Jersey, how dogs can be used to get unwarranted searches, the story of John McCain's MySpace page, virtual ISPs.

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