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How to fake a data trail (and maybe lower prices) (Lock and Code S07E16)

August 10, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Chris Parr about his inventive and all-too-funny stress-test of surveillance pricing.

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What’s your data worth on the dark web? (Lock and Code S07E15)

July 27, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we discuss just exactly why it is that hackers and scammers want your data—and how you're at risk.

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Trusting your kids online isn’t enough (Lock and Code S07E14)

July 13, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Anna Brading about what actually works in keeping her kids safe online.

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 The internet can suck. We answer why. Hosted by Senior Privacy Advocate David Ruiz, Lock and Code invites experts to discuss online scams, covert spies, deceptive tech, and how the public can fight back. Listen now.

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This pay gap is programmed (Lock and Code S07E13)

June 29, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Veena Dubal about algorithmic wage discrimination and its appetite for all worker data.

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Deepfake porn sites are going offline (re-air) (Lock and Code S07E12)

June 15, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit an episode from 2024 with David Chiu that shows the progress made against deepfake porn.

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Payment apps are watching what you say (Lock and Code S07E11)

May 31, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Rainey Reitman about financial censorship that boots customers off major payment apps.

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AI is distorting the Holocaust (Lock and Code S07E10)

May 17, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Clara Mansfeld about how AI-generated imagery is warping the history of the Holocaust.

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Cyberattacks are raising your prices (Lock and Code S07E09)

May 4, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Eva Velasquez about small business cyberattacks and the "cyber tax" coming for us all.

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Big Tech can stop scams. They just don’t (Lock and Code S07E08)

April 20, 2026

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Marti DeLiema about what really works in protecting older adults from financial scams.