The Private Citizen
Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.
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Episodes (233)
Episode 118: Non-Fungible Bullshit
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Episode 117: Blockchain Basics
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Episode 116: The Left's Fear of Musk
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Episode 115: A Second Winter War?
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Episode 114: War and Justice
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Episode 113: Lex Draconis
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Episode 112: What Does Putin Want?
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Episode 111: Peak Hypocrisy
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Episode 110: Drachenlord on Tour
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Episode 109: Agitprop Ahoy!
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Episode 108: The Biggest Security Vulnerability of All Time
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Episode 107: Neil Young Is Being a Dick
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Episode 106: Concluding the Coronavirus Coverage, Part 2
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Episode 105: Law vs. Justice
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Episode 104: Triage Is Too Logical for Germans
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Episode 103: The Year 2021 in Review
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Episode 102: The Cyberbunker Verdict
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Episode 101: Climate Justice
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Episode 100: Let Me Tell You a Bit About Myself
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Episode 99: The Traffic Light Is On
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Episode 98: The German Constitution and the Virus
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Episode 97: The App Tracking Transparency Smoke Screen
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Episode 96: Discrimination, Enshrined in Law
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Episode 95: Fuck the EU!
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Episode 94: Lord of Dragons
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Episode 93: Kinetic Options
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Episode 92: Bugs in Our Pockets
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Episode 91: A Not-So-Modern Solution
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Episode 90: Blowing the Wrong Whistle
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Episode 89: The Cult of the Vaccine
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Episode 88: Jamaican Traffic Lights
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Episode 87: Afghaniscam?
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Episode 86: The Sausage Wars
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Episode 85: The Latest in Despicable Journalism
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Episode 84: Steve Gibson's Squirrel
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Episode 83: The Conspiracy Theorists Get It Right Again
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Episode 82: The Afghan Disaster
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Episode 81: Let's Talk About Apple
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Episode 80: Biden's Dangerous Cyber Jingoism
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Episode 79: How the German Immunity Passport Was Hacked
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Episode 78: Did You Know That Your Friends Are Extremists?
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Episode 77: Welcome to the Polizeistaat!
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Episode 76: Censorship Does Not Take Place
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Episode 75: YouTube's Unfair Censorship
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Episode 74: Immunity Passports Are Here
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Episode 73: A Great Time to Be a Podcaster
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Episode 72: The Political Implications of Ransomware
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Episode 71: Zero Trust, My Ass!
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Episode 70: Targeting Your Citizens With Spyware
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Episode 69: The Contraband Corned Beef Sandwich
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