Episode 97: On eve of GDPR frightening lack of data privacy, security in US

This article/podcast episode covers a significant data-privacy lapse in which a vulnerable Location Smart demonstration web application exposed the location of millions of U.S. mobile phones by phone number, highlighting researcher Robert Xiao's findings and broader concerns about lax U.S. data security in the lead-up to GDPR; it also examines online disinformation campaigns targeting Syrian Civil Defense volunteers (the "White Helmets") and misinformation surrounding the Santa Fe school shooting, featuring analysis by Kate Starbird.