Kyle Rankin is the Chief Security Officer at Purism. He is the author of Linux Hardening in Hostile Networks, DevOps Troubleshooting, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks and Ubuntu Hacks, and also a contributor to a number of other O'Reilly books. Rankin speaks frequently on security and open-source software including at BsidesLV, O'Reilly Security Conference, OSCON, SCALE, CactusCon, Linux World Expo and Penguicon. You can follow him at @kylerankin.
Kyle Rankin has been a guest on 37 episodes.
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Episode 93: Quad9 and DNS
Episode | December 3rd, 2021 | 55 mins 58 secs
dns, privacy, security, technology
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls and Kyle Rankin talk to John Todd from Quad9 about DNS, privacy, security and their open DNS recursive service.
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Episode 92: The DIY Episode
Episode | November 19th, 2021 | 54 mins 41 secs
diy, fun, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk right to repair Apple devices, cocktails, and our nerdy hobbies.
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Episode 91: The Metaverse
Episode | November 5th, 2021 | 52 mins 14 secs
metaverse, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about the metaverse of Facebook and beyond, how it may intersect with Web 3 and blockchain, as well as Second Life and the verses that came before.
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Episode 82: Apple’s Child Safety and the Screeching Voices of the Minority
Episode | August 13th, 2021 | 55 mins 1 sec
apple, privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about Apple’s new plans to monitor personal devices, and what it means for privacy, ownership, and setting precedence.
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Episode 80: NSO Group's Pegasus, Stingrays, and Grindr
Episode | July 30th, 2021 | 44 mins 22 secs
privacy, security, surveillance, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about NSO group and Pegasus, Stingrays and cars, and surveilling priests.
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Episode 68: Signal Snoops On Cellebrite as They Snoop On Us
Episode | April 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins
privacy, security, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls chat with Kyle Rankin and Shawn Powers about Signal’s exposure of vulnerabilities in Cellebrite’s mobile device hacking software.
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Episode 66: You Should Open Source Now, Ask Me How!
Episode | April 16th, 2021 | 53 mins 56 secs
open source, technology
Katherine Druckman chats with Petros Koutoupis and Kyle Rankin about FOSS (Free and Open Source Software), the benefits of contributing to the projects you use, and why you should be a FOSS fan as well.
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Episode 58: So Someone Stole Your Identity
Episode | February 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
security, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers and Kyle Rankin about protecting yourself online, password and security best practices, and a tragic tale.
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Episode 53: The SolarWinds Attack
Episode | December 22nd, 2020 | 52 mins 27 secs
solarwinds, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin and Petros Koutoupis about the SolarWinds hack, and Facebook's reaction to Apple privacy initiatives.
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Episode 52: Fragmentation and Outrage of the Week
Episode | December 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 2 mins
development, privacy, software, surveillance, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about fragmentation and software development, the Amazon Halo, and surveilling school children.
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Episode 49: Parler, Ownership, and Open Source
Episode | November 20th, 2020 | 56 mins 54 secs
open source, social media, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Petros Koutoupis, and Kyle Rankin talk Parler and platform lock-in, the concept of data, software, and hardware ownership, and the open source social contract.
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Episode 46: Facial Recognition, Surveillance Technology, and the Balance of Power
Episode | October 30th, 2020 | 58 mins 33 secs
ai, facial recognition, surveillance, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Kyle Rankin talk about facial recognition and surveillance technology in the hands of individuals, and how that affects the balance of power.
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Episode 42: Camera Drones, Ad Trackers, and That Netflix Movie
Episode | October 2nd, 2020 | 51 mins 12 secs
technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Kyle Rankin, and Petros Koutoupis talk about Amazon's new flying camera, ad tech, and The Social Dilemma.
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Episode 41: TikTok and App Censorship
Episode | September 25th, 2020 | 50 mins 16 secs
security, technology
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin and Petros Koutoupis about TikTok and who controls your phone.
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Episode 38: Digital Convergence
Episode | September 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin about Digital Convergence.
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Episode 33: Pandemic Edition
Episode | March 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
coronavirus, covid-19, open source, privacy, technology, telecommuting
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin, Petros Koutoupis, and Shawn Powers about the new realities we're facing as a result of COVID-19.