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- 08 / 01 / 18 -

This October will mark 30 years of "Off The Hook," the importance of the WBAI Buddy program, controversy surrounding the potential availability of 3D printed guns, Rob's views on the subject as someone who has worked in the 3D printer field, how this relates to the issue of gun control, Charter Cable has been ordered to leave New York, the significance of this action, Google has decided to return to China and invoke censorship there, detained immigrants are revealed to be paying up to eight dollars a minute to speak with their children over the phone, examples of "inauthentic coordinated behavior" that Facebook is being accused of, what's Orwellian about this, Russian troll mischief, some more feedback on the HOPE conference, comments on the controversial photo policy, the stigma that is often attached to attending hacker events, availability of audio and video of the conference, acknowledging some of the many who made HOPE possible, how to deal with fascist infiltration, there are 2600 meetings this Friday. This show includes light fundraising.

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August 1
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- 08 / 08 / 18 -

Alex has a new kid, a skeleton crew tonight, how Alex was able to keep his big news off of Facebook, an attempt to erase all vestiges of net neutrality, Cheshire Catalyst makes a surprise appearance, people in jail in New York City can now use phones for free, the Wardenclyffe property once used by Nikola Tesla has been approved for inclusion in the National Historic Register, Kyle describes the site, memories of the Shoreham nuclear power plant, the controversy involving the removal of Alex Jones from various social media platforms, debating the difference between censorship and viewpoint discrimination, comparing Infowars to ISIS, Alex's prediction on how this action will backfire, wondering how to get "Off The Hook" on Facebook. This show includes light fundraising.

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August 8
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- 08 / 15 / 18 -

A rash of security clearances being lifted in the Trump administration, something weird seems to be going on with Waze today, the annoyance of phone and computer operating systems that reboot without warning, a revealing feature of Google Drive is uncovered in a child pornography case, making sure people are educated about the level of privacy they have when using certain services, Google is caught recording location data even when users opt out, the importance of being able to slam down a phone, there's an ATM cash out scheme that media seems to believe all hackers know about, Emmanuel's issue with a credit card company and a bank that exposed a glaring security hole, Voltaire reports back from Defcon, how hotel policy led to some invasions of privacy, Kyle gives an update on new equipment at the station, how most people don't seem to care about privacy, when it's OK to yell "fire" in a crowded theater, more questions of censorship.

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August 15
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- 08 / 22 / 18 -

There are brand new microphones in the studio, a disturbing new development in Australia involving unlocking phones for law enforcement, Facebook Messenger is being pressured to hand over data, figuring out which country is safe, tightened controls over the Internet in Egypt, a pirate radio station that carries Alex Jones is shut down, the prevalence of pirate radio stations in the local area, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning on discontinuing certain time stations, calling WWV in Colorado, the idea of pirate time stations, what WWVB is about, calling WWVH in Hawaii, what WWVL was, claims that Verizon throttled bandwidth to firefighters while they were battling a forest fire, questioning whether this actually has anything to do with net neutrality, guessing the states that stood up for net neutrality, an update on HOPE audio and video.

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- 08 / 29 / 18 -

It's a packed house, theorizing on ways to delay the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a message to people who may have dirt on the nominee, how to submit things to 2600 via SecureDrop, the advantages of the Tor browser, a campaign to stop California's net neutrality initiative using robocalls, a recording of the robocall, the increasing sophistication of robocalls, Trump blames Google for being biased and accuses China of hacking Hillary Clinton's emails while demeaning the FBI, a reported DNC hack turns out to have been a test, the responsibility of individuals to question sources, how this relates to Alex Jones, the problem of short attention spans, Cody Wilson decides to sell 3D printed guns despite a federal court order, Alex parallels this to Emmanuel's case with the MPAA in 2000, how this will be dealt with once the information is out, the Irish speaking clock has been silenced, comparing the necessity of a phone line to Twitter, debating how companies like Twitter should be regulated.

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August 29
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