Best of 2024!

I’ve had some truly amazing interviews this past year. For your listening enjoyment, I’ve curated a set of clips from some of the best shows, creating a sampler platter of stellar audio content from some amazing guests! If you’ve never listened to my podcast, this will give you a taste of what you’re missing! If you’re a regular listener, this will be a fun trip down memory lane, complete with a little new commentary. Enjoy!

Original Interview Links

1. Ep362: Patrick Wardle https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/02/05/securing-your-mac/ 
2. Ep364: Jen Caltrider https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/02/19/car-privacy-is-horrid/ 
3. Ep366: 404 Media https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/03/04/how-our-data-is-abused/   
4. Ep375: Dina Temple-Raston https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/05/13/inside-ukraines-it-army/ 
5. Ep378: Naomi Brockwell https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/05/27/why-privacy-matters/ 
6. Ep380: Joseph Cox https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/06/10/anom-the-fbis-phone-company/ 
7. Ep382: Byron Tau https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/06/24/means-of-control/ 
8. Ep386: Jason Edison https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/07/22/open-source-intelligence/ 
9. Ep392: Andy Yen https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/09/02/crazy-proton-summer/ 
10. Ep398: Space Rogue (Cris Thomas) https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/10/14/l0pht-heavy-industries/ 
11. Ep400: Bruce Schneier https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/10/28/episode-400-special/ 
12. Ep402: Stacey Higginbotham https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/11/cutting-the-software-tether/ 
13. Ep404: Carissa Veliz https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2024/11/25/privacy-is-power-2/ 

Related Links

1. Objective-See: https://objective-see.org/ 
2. 404 Media: https://www.404media.co/ 
3. Privacy Not Included: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/ 
4. Click Here: https://therecord.media/podcast 
5. NBTV: https://www.nbtv.media/ 
6. Dark Wire: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/ 
7. Means of Control: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/ 
8. Intel Techniques: https://inteltechniques.com/ 
9. Proton: https://proton.me/ 
10. Space Rogue book: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Rogue-Hackers-Known-Changed-ebook/dp/B0BRQWPBGL
11. Schneier Blog: https://www.schneier.com/
12. Privacy is Power: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673341/privacy-is-power-by-carissa-veliz/  

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Table of Contents

Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show.

• 0:00:26: Show preview
• 0:02:22: Ep362: Patrick Wardle – Mac hardening
• 0:05:55: Ep364: Jen Caltrider – Car privacy not included
• 0:11:13: Ep366: 404 Media – abuse of public camera data
• 0:21:35: Ep375: Dina Temple-Raston – what we should learn from the cyber war in Ukraine
• 0:30:41: Ep378: Naomi Brockwell – fighting for our privacy
• 0:36:40: Ep380: Joseph Cox – what did law enforcement learn from Anom?
• 0:39:22: Ep382: Byron Tau – how law enforcement hides their data gathering
• 0:45:43: Ep386: Jason Edison – how does law enforcement view mass surveillance?
• 0:57:10: Ep392: Andy Yen – why Proton embraced AI tech
• 1:04:08: Ep398: Space Rogue (Cris Thomas) – do you need a college degree to work in cybersecurity?
• 1:11:05: Ep400: Bruce Schneier – how AI will change politics and law
• 1:19:02: Ep402: Stacey Higginbotham – escrowing money to address IoT software tethering problems
• 1:22:50: Ep404: Carissa Veliz – will the younger generation every have privacy?
• 1:30:31: Looking ahead