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- 01 / 05 / 11 -

Renderman is in the studio, Emmanuel and Kyle are in Zurich talking with Maxim, the first Chaos Computer Club meeting in Zurich took place tonight, Maxim describes what the meeting was all about, the massive amount of old computers that were being stored in the space, what is interesting about Switzerland, the amazing efficiency, Maxim describes the local scene back in the 1980s, Emmanuel and Kyle visited another country while in Switzerland, trying to figure out what the country was, very specific details on a misadventure experienced while buying a prepaid SIM in Germany, what New Year's was like in Berlin this year, impressions of Times Square, tomorrow is Three Kings Day in Switzerland, today is the anniversary of Edwin Armstrong's demonstration of an FM network, Maxim discusses some new technology that adds features to cell phones and allows them to be unlocked, some of the potential of this new device, the right of cops in California to go through cell phones after an arrest without a warrant, what can happen at borders, potential ways to protect oneself, Emmanuel reveals the name of the other country, a fake electronic Christmas card from the White House causes havoc, how the Associated Press completely misrepresented what hackers are all about, there are 2600 meetings this week, Gus has an encounter with actual Nigerians on the Internet, an anonymous tip line in Albany is a bit misleading, where the "drop a dime" term comes from, more on Edwin Armstrong.

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January 5
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- 01 / 12 / 11 -

A large turnout tonight, Mitch Altman is in the studio, the Chaos Communication Congress sold out online in four minutes, Kyle explains the Chaos "engel" system, what it's like to volunteer at a conference, the difficulty of finding food after 10:00 pm in Zurich, Emmanuel is detained yet again at the border, Emmanuel and Kyle run into Jacob Appelbaum of Wikileaks at a stopover in Iceland, Twitter is subpoenaed by the government for records of key Wikileaks people, theorizing on why Emmanuel is constantly targeted by the border people, the saga of Kyle's missing hat, how Emmanuel hacked an answering machine at the lost and found department in a Paris airport, the continuing iPhone charade as Verizon begins to sell them, a poll to see who has a landline, comparing how cell phones sound in various places, 2600 is now available as a subscription on Kindle, only 76 magazines in the world are available there, the massive number of different formats, the spirit of experimentation, the unique place in the electronic publishing world that 2600 finds itself in, various Amazon restrictions and challenges, comparing denial of service attacks to civil disobedience, an excerpt from the keynote address at the Chaos Communication Congress.

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- 01 / 19 / 11 -

A Verizon outage cuts off 2600 for two days and counting, why having things on site is better than in a colocation facility, how it's practically impossible to escape Verizon, comparing connectivity problems in the States to those in Slovenia, how to make it as difficult as possible for the authorities to search for information, people who trust Gmail way too much, Comcast is taking over NBC, Nina Paley is in the studio, how all of the media is owned, Nina describes her animated film ("Sita Sings the Blues") that caused controversy, the various copyright challenges a filmmaker faces, how lots of art is kept from the public due to greed, the various rights attached to every piece of music, the lack of incentive that comes from being a monopoly, the barrier of entry for filmmakers, fighting DRM, how distributors actually prevent films from being widely seen, how Nina got past all of the restrictions, how the film can be seen, the possibility of Creative Commons licenses.

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January 19
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- 01 / 26 / 11 -

A transit card in the Netherlands has been hacked, Brenno is on the phone to provide details on just what occurred, reaction to the revelations, the potential for prosecution, an update on Brenno's recent Freedom of Information Act case, the tracking features of the Dutch transit card, the parallel with recent actions against electronic voting machines, credit cards are being used less while mobile phones are being used more for payments, how useless American credit cards are in various countries, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page was apparently hacked, a YouTube video of a man refusing to submit to a secondary screening by border patrol without having passing a border, problems with the phone, a call to MCI, the fundraiser begins next week, an update on premiums, a caller has a theory as to why Emmanuel is always getting stopped at the border.

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