164 episodes

Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.

The Private Citizen Fabian A. Scherschel

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Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.

    Episode 164: The Year 2023 in Review

    Episode 164: The Year 2023 in Review

    In my annual recap episode, I am looking back at the topics that I've covered this year and forward to the changes that 2024 will bring for the podcast.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Episode 163: Back to the Twitter Files

    Episode 163: Back to the Twitter Files

    The reporters from the Twitter Files project just won the Dao Prize for excellence in investigative journalism. Could there be a better time to dive back into these stories?

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Episode 162: The Westminster Declaration

    Episode 162: The Westminster Declaration

    What do Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, John Cleese, Yanis Varoufakis, Richard Dawkins and Walter Kirn have in common? They are all, despite holding very different political beliefs, very concerned about the future of political discourse in Western democracies.

    • 1 hr 44 min
    Episode 161: The EU's Ministry of Truth

    Episode 161: The EU's Ministry of Truth

    EU bureaucrats maintain that the Digital Services Act is not a censorship regime, but is meant to save people from misinformation by deleting it from the internet or hiding it from view. Which, in fact, is the very definition of censorship. Welcome to the Cardassian Union.

    • 1 hr 58 min
    Episode 160: The Lobbyists Behind Chat Control

    Episode 160: The Lobbyists Behind Chat Control

    It turns out, that the EU's push to completely abolish digital privacy might not actually be an altruistic move to save children from abuse. Several tech companies, including one headed by Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, stand to profit substantially from the decision. Which is why they massively influenced it.

    • 2 hr 10 min
    Episode 159: Society Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket

    Episode 159: Society Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket

    How following the exodus of Germany's worst YouTuber to TikTok opened a private hell of lolcows for me. To a point where I don't think I understand society as a whole anymore. What is this shit? And where is it all going to end?

    • 1 hr 21 min

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Love his perspective on current issues, very sensible, and explains current issues in an unbiased and balanced way. He makes me chuckle with his “ happy go lucky” approach

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