Topic: Privacy Crimes

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin dropped charges against a woman after discovering the police used DNA from her past rape kit to link her to a new property crime. Police Chief Bill Scott defended the legality of the practice while committing to end it, sparking a broader discussion on the permanent nature of DNA databases and privacy violations.

Federal Air Marshal Adam Bartsch was arrested after a passenger caught him taking "upskirt" photos of women on a Southwest Airlines flight. Bartsch reportedly admitted to investigators that he had committed similar acts on numerous previous occasions.

Mort Zuckerman and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague defend government surveillance, arguing that law-abiding citizens have "nothing to fear." The hosts contrast this high-level surveillance with the government's apparent inability to stop local credit card fraud rings operating in California.