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Banish Big Brother
Join hosts Elizabeth and Zach as they embark on a thought-provoking journey through the labyrinth of privacy, technology, surveillance, and the digital age's unseen battles. Banish Big Brother isn't just another podcast; it's a mission to unravel the complex web of information that surrounds us, challenge the omnipresent eyes of surveillance, advocate for the sanctity of personal privacy in a world that's growing increasingly transparent, and have fun doing it. Each episode, Elizabeth and Zach…
Episodes
Banish Big BrotherWho’s Hacking Supermarket Fridges? Plus UK Facial Recognition & Autonomous Policing
A wave of mysterious cyberattacks has been overheating supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe, destroying massive amounts of food, with a similar…
Banish Big BrotherAutowarcom: AI Killer Robots Are Official Now
The Pentagon has announced “Autonomous Warfare Command,” a new four-star command built to scale autonomous and robotic weapons across the military, which Zach…
Banish Big BrotherChild Protective Services Bought a $1M Spy Car
Georgia’s Child Protective Services quietly bought a nearly million-dollar surveillance vehicle, including a cell-site simulator (a “Stingray”) that can sweep…
Banish Big BrotherAutonomous Police Cars & Your Amazon Driver Now Spying on You
A nonprofit is pitching driverless patrol cars to a North Carolina police department, Amazon wants 20,000 delivery drivers wearing AI smart glasses that…
Banish Big BrotherAnnoying Legislators for Freedom with Alex Marthews (Restore the Fourth)
Alex Marthews, National Chair of Restore the Fourth, joins Zach and Elizabeth for a deep dive into the legal architecture behind mass surveillance, from FISA's…
Banish Big BrotherFlock Offers Buyouts as the Backlash Keeps Growing
Zach and Elizabeth dig into a Wired report on Flock's new voluntary separation program, offered to its roughly 1,500 employees amid mounting backlash, along…
Banish Big BrotherFlock’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer w/ Jon Padfield
Jon Padfield, host of the Business Reform YouTube channel, joins Zach and Elizabeth for a deep dive into what license plate reader networks actually capture…
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The Surveillance State Doesn’t Need Your Permission Anymore
In this episode of Banish Big Brother, Zach and Elizabeth cover the escalating tactics of the surveillance state and the creative ways people are fighting…
Banish Big BrotherThe Surveillance State Is Bigger Than Flock
Flock cameras may be getting all the attention, but what else is happening behind the scenes? In this episode of Banish Big Brother, Zach and Elizabeth look at…
Banish Big BrotherFlock in Crisis PR Mode: Copaganda & Fake Transparency w/ Ethan Watters
In this episode of Banish Big Brother, Zach and Elizabeth are joined by "educator and agitator" Ethan Watters from Flockout SAV. They discuss the Savannah…
Banish Big BrotherFlock’s Propaganda Is Backfiring
Zach and Elizabeth dive into the escalating pushback against Flock cameras and the government's attempts to control the narrative. They break down a Colorado…
Banish Big BrotherFBI Data Says Flock Cameras Don’t Actually Solve Crime
Zach and Elizabeth walk through a tour of a real-time crime center and what it actually revealed, then dig into the data behind the "these cameras keep us…
Banish Big BrotherThe For-Profit Surveillance Machine: School Zone Cameras & Data Centers w/ James Dutton
James Dutton, the attorney who took Georgia's automated school zone speed cameras all the way to the state Supreme Court (twice), joins Zach and Elizabeth for…
Banish Big BrotherThe War on Flock Cameras
Zach and Elizabeth dig into the wave of Americans cutting down, vandalizing, and outright destroying flock cameras across the country, from an Air Force…
Banish Big BrotherBitcoin Power Hypocrisy, Orbital Datacenters & Moon Nukes w/ Jake Green
Jake Green of Peaceful Sea Productions joins Zach and Elizabeth for a wide-ranging tour through the surveillance state's latest toys. They start with a…
Banish Big BrotherSpy on Everyone to Protect the Children: Flock, Social Media Bans, & Disguised Cameras
A Texas town council member throws a public tantrum after his city votes to cancel its Flock contract, and the resulting "Bandera Declaration of Digital…
Banish Big BrotherYour Concerns Are Probably Chinese Propaganda | Data Centers, Flock, and Surveillance Infrastructure
The surveillance state isn't coming. It's already here, it's expanding fast, and apparently if you have a problem with that, China put you up to it. In this…
Banish Big BrotherOpen Records Are Taking Down Flock Cameras
The pitch for Flock is always the same: “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to hide.” Then a court says the footage is public record, and…
Banish Big BrotherThe Guy Who Ripped Out a License Plate Reader (And Why We Cheered)
Zach and Elizabeth break down the surreal case of a Missouri county commissioner facing felony charges for removing a license plate reader — even though the…
Banish Big BrotherGoogle Drops Pledge to Not Develop AI Weapons & ChatGPT Joins the Dating Scene
We dive into the latest news around AI, surveillance, and control. First up, Google quietly ditches its pledge to avoid developing AI for weapons and…
Banish Big BrotherThe Good News Episode
Tired of the endless cycle of dystopian tech headlines? In this special episode of Banish Big Brother, Zach and Elizabeth take a break from the usual doom and…
Banish Big BrotherThe Fall of CBDCs (For Now) and the Rise of Quantum Threats
We dive into some rare good news—Trump’s executive order banning Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). But is it really a victory for privacy, or just a…
Banish Big BrotherNew Orleans Pushes for “European Style” Surveillance After Attack & Chicago Ditches ShotSpotter
Elizabeth and Zach discuss the chilling proposal for expanded surveillance in New Orleans following a tragic New Year’s Eve attack, raising questions about…
Banish Big BrotherBiden Administration Wanted Total Control of ALL Artificial Intelligence
Meta plans to fill Facebook with AI-generated users designed to mimic real people, raising alarming questions about authenticity, privacy, and ethics…