113. How To Protect Your Secrets: Is The Toaster Spying On You? (Ep 2)

Does China want to hack into your washing machine? What really is the dark web? And can you ever avoid being spied on in the 21st century?

Listen as David and Gordon are once again joined by the CIA's first Chief of Tradecraft and Operational Technology, Glenn Chafetz, to discuss the nuances of ubiquitous technical surveillance and how you can protect your data in the digital age.

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