169. Mic Drop: Election security? Slovakia’s cautionary tale
Leaders from Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft told the Senate Intelligence Committee that they were doing all they could to combat foreign interference ahead of the November election. The senators weren't convinced. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
27 Sep 202412min
168. Exclusive: Senator Mark Warner on election fears and all things cyber and intelligence
We sat down with US Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to talk about election interference, his recent hearing with tech execs on misinformation and disinformation, and the future of cybersecurity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
24 Sep 202431min
167. Mic Drop: TikTok’s day in Appeals Court
TikTok’s lawyers were in a U.S. Court of Appeals this week trying to push back against a law that requires the popular video app to sell its American subsidiary to a non-Chinese owner or be banished from app stores. Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, and expert in lawfare, explains what’s at stake. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
20 Sep 202411min
166. The curious case of Esma Memtimin’s disappearing TikTok videos
TikTok took down Esma Memtimin’s posts for allegedly violating the platform’s community rules even though her videos were about stickers and current events. A recent study from Rutgers University suggests Memtimin isn’t alone — when researchers compared TikTok’s content with other similar platforms there is a mysterious dearth of posts about subjects Beijing considers hot button issues. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
17 Sep 202430min
165. Mic Drop: FIN7 is hiring
The Russian-speaking cyber gang, FIN7, has fooled red team hackers into doing their dirty work by masquerading as legitimate cybersecurity companies just looking for talent. Silent Push’s Zach Edwards talks about the scam. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
13 Sep 20249min
164. The Hunt for FIN7: Hot on the trail of a notorious cyber gang
Investigators have been chasing the Russian-speaking cyber gang for years — and they’ve stayed just one step ahead. Threat researcher Zach Edwards lays out why bringing gangs like this to justice has always been so hard. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
10 Sep 202433min
163. Mic Drop: From banned to beloved, the Taliban’s unexpected embrace of the Internet
Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership may have smashed TVs in the 1990s, but these days they are embracing slickly-produced videos and social media influencers to try to rehab their image abroad. Afghan anthropologist Omar Sharifi unpacks whether it's working. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
6 Sep 202410min
162. Ehtesab in Afghanistan: an app’s struggle to survive under the Taliban
Technology has changed the way countries wage war, and today, we look at an app in Afghanistan that wanted to change the way people on the ground experienced it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
3 Sep 202429min
