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Lock and Code tells the human stories within cybersecurity, privacy, and technology. Rogue robot vacuums, hacked farm tractors, and catastrophic software vulnerabilities—it’s all here.

#142

This “insidious” police tech claims to predict crime (feat. Emily Galvin-Almanza)

In the late 2010s, a group of sheriffs out of Pasco County, Florida, believed they could p... more

Yesterday

48 MINS

48:28

Yesterday

#141

How a scam hunter got scammed (feat. Julie-Anne Kearns)

If there’s one thing that scam hunter Julie-Anne Kearns wants everyone to know, it is that... more

24 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:50

24 Aug 2025

#140

“The worst thing” for online rights: An age-restricted grey web (feat. Jason Kelley)

The internet is cracking apart. It’s exactly what some politicians want. In June, a Texas ... more

10 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:31

10 Aug 2025

#139

How the FBI got everything it wanted (re-air, feat. Joseph Cox)

For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worri... more

27 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:02

27 Jul 2025

#138

Is AI "healthy" to use?

“Health” isn’t the first feature that most anyone thinks about when trying out a new techn... more

13 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:29

13 Jul 2025

#137

Corpse-eating selfies, and other ways to trick scammers (feat. Becky Holmes)

There’s a unique counter response to romance scammers. Her name is Becky Holmes. Holmes, a... more

29 Jun 2025

45 MINS

45:26

29 Jun 2025

#136

The data on denying social media for kids (feat. Dr. Jean Twenge) (re-air)

Complex problems often assume complex solutions, but recent observations about increased l... more

15 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:15

15 Jun 2025

#135

What does Facebook know about me?

There’s an easy way to find out what Facebook knows about you—you just have to ask. In 202... more

01 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:33

01 Jun 2025

#134

How Los Angeles banned smartphones in schools (feat. Nick Melvoin)

There’s a problem in class today, and the second largest school district in the United Sta... more

18 May 2025

26 MINS

26:11

18 May 2025

#133

The AI chatbot cop squad is here (feat. Emanuel Maiberg and Jason Koebler)

“Heidi” is a 36-year-old, San Francisco-born, divorced activist who is lonely, outspoken, ... more

04 May 2025

46 MINS

46:12

04 May 2025

#132

Did DOGE "breach" Americans' data? (feat. Sydney Saubestre)

If you don’t know about the newly created US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), t... more

20 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:30

20 Apr 2025

#131

Is your phone listening to you? (feat. Lena Cohen)

It has probably happened to you before. You and a friend aretalking—not texting, not DMing... more

06 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:10

06 Apr 2025

#130

What Google Chrome knows about you, with Carey Parker

Google Chrome is, by far, the most popular web browser in the world. According to several ... more

23 Mar 2025

50 MINS

50:14

23 Mar 2025

#129

How ads weirdly know your screen brightness, headphone jack use, and location, with Tim Shott

Something’s not right in the world of location data. In January, a location data broker na... more

09 Mar 2025

43 MINS

43:52

09 Mar 2025

#128

Surveillance pricing is "evil and sinister," explains Justin Kloczko

Insurance pricing in America makes a lot of sense so long as you’re one of the insurance c... more

23 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:06

23 Feb 2025

#127

A suicide reveals the lonely side of AI chatbots, with Courtney Brown

In February 2024, a 14-year-old boy from Orlando, Florida, committed suicide after confess... more

09 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:28

09 Feb 2025

#126

Three privacy rules for 2025

It’s Data Privacy Week right now, and that means, for the most part, that you’re going to ... more

26 Jan 2025

37 MINS

37:48

26 Jan 2025

#125

The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel

The era of artificial intelligence everything is here, and with it, come [everyday surpris... more

12 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:06

12 Jan 2025

#124

Is nowhere safe from AI slop?

You can see it on X. You can see on Instagram. It’s flooding community pages on Facebook a... more

29 Dec 2024

38 MINS

38:37

29 Dec 2024

#123

A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus

Privacy is many things for many people. For the teenager suffering from a bad breakup, pri... more

15 Dec 2024

33 MINS

33:44

15 Dec 2024

#122

These cars want to know about your sex life (re-air)

Two weeks ago, the Lock and Code podcast [shared three stories about home products] (https... more

01 Dec 2024

44 MINS

44:59