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Jan 19, 2022

Episode 79: Eliott Teissoniere

Host Derek E. Silva joins Eliott Teissoniere, Chief Blockchain Officer at Nodle, a crowdsourced decentralized IoT network. A deep dive into building privacy-friendly solutions, decentralized governance, and unlocking the power of the Internet of Things.

Jan 12, 2022

Episode 78: Jonathan Dotan

Host Derek E Silva joins Starling Lab's founder Jonathan Dotan and producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series Silicon Valley. A great conversation on the original promise of the Internet, restoring digital trust and protecting human rights with Web3.

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Dec 8, 2021

Episode 76: Dragana Kaurin

Host Derek E. Silva joins Founder of the Localization Lab, Dragana Kaurin, and futurist and CEO of CircleClick, Anne Ahola-Ward, for our annual privacy roundup discussion. We take a deep dive into the biggest privacy and technology stories of 2021. Anne and Dragana share their perspective on the Facebook effect, how content moderation affects human rights, and how we can reimagine the Internet in 2022.

Dec 1, 2021

Episode 76: Glenn Greenwald

This week's episode features best-selling author and former constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald's keynote presentation from Priv8's digital summit last week. "If you give the state too much-unchecked authority, it is going to abuse it." Glenn joins Orchid's CEO, Dr. Steven Waterhouse (Seven), and journalist Naomi Brockwell to talk about the importance of protecting free speech and the impact of censorship online.

Nov 24, 2021

Episode 75: Paul Syverson

Host Derek E. Silva joins computer scientist Paul Syverson, inventor of Tor’s onion routing and a mathematician at the US Naval Research Laboratory. Paul shares how he created and deployed the first research designs and prototypes of onion routing with David Goldschlag and Mike Reed. We take a deep dive into the rising concern over abandoned domains, why data privacy is a moving target, and how anonymous you really are online.

Nov 17, 2021

Episode 74: John Roberts

Host Derek E. Silva joins Jeff John Roberts, Executive Editor for Decrypt and author of the 2019 book about Coinbase, Kings of Crypto: One Startup's Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley, and Onto Wall Street. They take a deep dive into the impact of big tech monopolies, new crypto regulations, and Facebook’s metaverse dream.

Nov 10, 2021

Episode 73: Matthew Guariglia

Host Derek E. Silva joins Matthew Guariglia, a historian and Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They take a deep dive into the origins of modern policing, combating weaponized information, and protecting human rights in the age of surveillance.

Nov 3, 2021

Episode 72: Dimitri Nemirovsky

Host Derek E. Silva joins Dimitri Nemirovsky, Co-Founder of Atakama, a multi-factor encryption software company. A great conversation on #Bitcoin maximalism, power politics in cybersecurity, and the new era of data privacy.

Oct 27, 2021

Episode 71: Gian Volpicelli

Host Derek E. Silva joins Gian Volpicelli, Senior Editor at Wired UK and author of Cryptocurrency: How Digital Money Could Transform Finance. They take a deep dive into the politics of Bitcoin, decentralized governance, and Facebook betting its future on the metaverse.

Oct 20, 2021

Episode 70: Jeremy Goldkorn

Host Derek E Silva joins Jeremy Goldkorn, the editor-in-chief of SupChina, a New York-based, China-focused, news, information, and business services platform. They take a deep dive into China’s regulatory reform, the recent ban on crypto, and the complicated truth about their social credit system.