Month: March 2020

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: FluffyPony on Encryption, Clearview and How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

As the Coronavirus took hold in China, officials in the Hubei province tracked potential patients by examining purchase records for cough and flu medicine for the previous month. 

Welcome to the new frontiers of privacy. In this wide-ranging episode, @NLW chats with former lead maintainer of Monero and Tari co-founder Riccardo Spagni - aka @FluffyPony on Twitter - about privacy in the context of:

  • The recent arrest of DropBit CEO Larry Harmon surrounding bitcoin mixer technology being used for illicit purposes 
  • The US govt’s battle against end-to-end encryption 
  • Central bank digital currencies 
  • At home devices like Alexa and Google home 
  • Clearview AI and facial recognition
  • China’s response to Coronavirus 
  • Why individual apathy is the greatest threat to privacy in the world 


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Who killed the Jennings 8?

Located in Jefferson Davis Parish, the town of Jennings, Louisiana wasn't a particularly well-known place -- in fact, many people in the US would probably have lived their entire lives without ever hearing of the town until a few years ago. You see, Jennings had a secret, a dark criminal underbelly that seethed just below the surface. Over the course of several years, multiple women were murdered under mysterious circumstances, inspiring journalists and federal investigators alike to dive into the increasingly strange connections between each homicide. And today the question remains: What happened to the Jennings 8?

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - LEIGH: Binance US and Stellar CEOs Debunk Myths for International Women’s Day

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by Binance US CEO Catherine Coley and Stellar Development Foundation

CEO Denelle Dixon to debunk myths about gender for International Women’s Day. 

There’s a common myth that women are less likely to be interested in bitcoin than men. The reality is people with higher income levels have a greater propensity for cryptocurrency and women still earn significantly less than men. Sexism isn’t only a problem in the so-called third world. A 2010 report by the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention showed roughly 11 percent of reports from women in abusive relationships came from upper-middle-class or wealthy households. 

Globally, women still have fewer inheritance rights than men as well. And, according to the World Development Report in 2012, it was common for 5-45 percent of women respondents in any given jurisdiction to say they don’t have control over their own income. Since financial abuse happens across income levels, two of the leading women executives in Silicon Valley share career advice and management tips.  

Later, we'll discuss how crypto startups can recruit diverse women and recognize untapped talent. 

Want more? Leigh also has an article about women in the blockchain industry.

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SCOTUScast - Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Post-Argument SCOTUScast

In Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the CFPB, an agency long criticized not just by the business community but also constitutional scholars who see major problems a single-director agency seemingly unaccountable to the president or anyone else. The lawsuit was brought by a law firm that assists in resolving personal-debt issues, among other legal work that puts it in the crosshairs of those who want greater regulation of consumer-facing financial services. The CFPB is the most independent of independent agencies, with power to make rules, enforce them, adjudicate violations in its own administrative hearings, and punish wrongdoers. It doesn’t need Congress to approve its budget, because its funding requests are met by another agency insulated from political control: the Federal Reserve. Even CFPB supporters concede that the CFPB structure and authority is unique.
To discuss the case, we have Ilya Shapiro, Director, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute
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CBS News Roundup - WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: 03/06

Cruise passengers off California anxiously await coronavirus test results. President Trump tries to calm coronavirus fears. As cases grow, so do the prices of sanitizing supplies. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Nevertheless, she persisted: the futility of restricting abortion

America’s Supreme Court is again tussling with the age-old question of abortion rights. Internationally the picture is very different; abortions are becoming easier, safer and more legally protected. We look back on the life of Katherine Johnson, a pioneering black woman who helped put men on the moon. And our annual glass-ceiling index ranks countries on workplace equality for women.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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The Best One Yet - 🚢 “3 cruise disasters. 3 months.” — Carnival’s stock drama. Aerie underwear surge. GM’s big car battery.

Carnival Cruises’ has a hat trick of profit-crushing drama — but we found the perfect analogy for the travel industry’s current coronavirus struggles. GM has whipped up a fresh electric car battery that goes 400 miles, but we’re looking at whether Americans even want electric cars to begin with. And underwear brand Aerie is carrying its parent company, American Eagle, on its back. #HYHYSD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - WN TBD: Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?

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For pregnant women in the U.S., there are plenty of reasons to mistrust the medical establishment. Mortality rates are high compared to other western countries, and one-third of women in the U.S. give birth by C-section. It’s no wonder that many women turn to the internet for alternatives.


This week, the story of one woman who was drawn into a network of private Facebook groups dedicated to the idea of ‘freebirth,’ or unassisted birth. And what happens when the misinformation shared in these private groups has real-life consequences.


Guest: Brandy Zadrozny, reporter for NBC News. You can read her reporting on ‘freebirth’ here.



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Short Wave - The U.S. Doesn’t Use The Metric System. Or Does It?

From currency and commerce, food labels to laboratories, the metric system is the foundation of many science and math fields. To mark our 100th episode (a multiple of 10, which is the basis for the metric system!), we spoke with Elizabeth Benham, Metric Program Coordinator at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, about the presence of the metric system in our everyday lives.

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