Topic: Wiretapping Laws

2 chapters across the catalog

Gut Punch
Episode 922 1:12:32 - 1:15:45

922: Gut Punch

Bose Headphones Spying Lawsuit, Corporate Blackballing

A lawsuit against Bose alleges the company's "Connect" app spies on users' listening habits and creates detailed profiles without consent. This leads to a discussion on how tech companies are "blackballed" by journalists and the industry when they become overly litigious or anti-consumer.

Cloudbusting
Episode 130 25:01 - 26:24

130: Cloudbusting

Geraldo Rivera and the Ethics of Peephole Videos

Geraldo Rivera's public defense of peephole videos is discussed in the context of the Erin Andrews hotel room scandal. This stance is viewed as a potential legal precursor to defending undercover video tactics used in political stings, such as the ACORN investigation. The debate centers on the distinction between illegal wiretapping and videotaping in semi-private spaces.