Bits On Tapeis a weekly newsletter that replays science & tech stories with commentary from the experts at Ivy Cyber. We deliver dispatches on cybersecurity and the frontlines of digital freedom, including the latest updates on the PrivacySafe software and hardware ecosystem. These bits are put to screen by Sean O’Brien, cybersecurity scholar at Yale Law School and founder of Yale Privacy Lab, and are cross-posted at Whistle Post, the independent media platform led by award-winning political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou.

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The Best Bytes of Stories & Insights. Twice-weekly replay of science & technology news by cyber experts. Put to screen by Sean O’Brien, founder of Yale Privacy Lab.

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Sean O’Brien is a lecturer at Yale Law School in Cybersecurity. He is a Research Fellow at the Information Society Project, where he founded Yale Privacy Lab.
Licensed Registered Nurse with experience at multiple hospitals in the US and Canada. Health Informatics Specialist for Ivy Cyber and editor for https://bitsontape.com newsletter.