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- 03 / 07 / 12 -

A large number of people in the studio, hackers are in the news again, a story involving amateur astronomers flashing the space station, why amateur astronomers are the same as hackers, Kyle explains what was behind this project, the issues with pointing lasers at the sky, some keywords that the authorities are scanning for in social networks including "2600," how potential terrorists always seem to meet up with undercover agents, another Yes Men prank, the issue of being searched without a warrant, a key Anonymous member named Sabu turns out to be an informant, what can be learned from this, Redhackt describes the options available to any suspect, the conflicting messages people will receive from law enforcement.

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March 7
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- 03 / 14 / 12 -

It's Pi Day, Bernie is on a landline, Kyle discusses Mario Day, a series of anti-Verizon rallies is set for March 22, Verizon's main corporate number now goes to a generic voicemail greeting, how Twitter can cause a criminal case to become much more serious, the case of Richard O'Dwyer who is facing extradition to the United States because of a website he ran in the United Kingdom, the imbalance of justice between the United States and the rest of the world, how this is all about control, Europe's youngest app designer is expelled after hacking into his school's computer system, BBC Persia is allegedly hacked by Iranian authorities, the parallel of overt censorship to corporate control of media, Occupy Wall Street is back in the news, another Twitter subpoena, Kyle gives updates on HOPE Number Nine network development, comparisons of bandwidth at European hacker events, how people and organizations can help, a question about the Occupy movement, questions about the upcoming conference, there has been a really good batch of speaker submissions so far this year, Dot Ret and Kyle discuss what it's like to speak in front of an audience.

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March 14
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- 03 / 21 / 12 -

It's officially spring and Occupy Wall Street is back, how "mic checks" work, some thoughts on police and demonstrators, Bernie gives an example of an ex-cop who isn't evil, Secret Service code names, the return of the story of employers requiring job hunters to give out their Facebook login info, other examples of invasive policies, an update on the Megaupload case that may result in returning all of the seized property, Bernie explains the "fruit from a poisonous tree" concept, more on the Richard O'Dwyer case, a case of patent trolling involving mass transit, Internet kiosks are set to replace all payphones in New York City, a ban on using Twitter that was imposed on 14 members of Anonymous is lifted, the "ninja video conspiracy," an update on HOPE Number Nine, some tips on how not to make a speaker submission, what kinds of talks are being accepted and what's unique about HOPE talks, a call for Twitter IDs of speakers past and present, low orbit server stations are planned by Pirate Bay, a call for drones at HOPE Number Nine, major ISPs will start to crack down on copyright infringement the day before HOPE, how online bans could follow users even after they change ISPs, how to remain anonymous, a discussion on stealing and piracy.

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March 21
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- 03 / 28 / 12 -

The new issue of 2600 is out, a move to prevent employers from demanding Facebook login info for prospective employees is defeated by Republicans, a call to follow the HOPE Number Nine Twitter account, Bernie announces a workshop that will be taking place at HOPE, the latest on the Richard O'Dwyer case, making a phone call to Richard's mother in the United Kingdom, Julia O'Dwyer joins the discussion, how extradition requests work in the United Kingdom, Julia describes how the case unfolded last year, how the United States claims jurisdiction over any site that ends in .com or .net, Mitch Stoltz from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the conversation, how the treaty that allows U.K. citizens to be extradited so easily was agreed to, Julia reads a statement she wrote on extradition, how Julia started the blog on her son's case, legal representation, what will await Richard should he get extradited to the States.

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March 28
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