AT&T Throttles "Unlimited" Data Users

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Some AT&T users are discovering that their 'unlimited' data plans aren't so unlimited after all. Kevin Pereira and Jonathan Geller from Boy Genius Report discuss the issue of AT&T throttling the top 5% of heavy data users by reducing their speeds amidst growing suspicions that the company wants to push their tiered data plans.

Burning Man Ticket Controversy

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Burning Man, the annual week-long event in Black Rock, Nevada that celebrates experimental art and community, has done some burning of its own. Kevin Pereira and Alyssa Royse discuss how the organization instituted a new ticket lottery system for this year's event, resulting in long time attendees being denied tickets.

The Fuzz & Virtual Frisking

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The technology for a better and safer world is apparently found in virtual frisking, with the NYPD developing ways to use terahertz waves to "frisk" people up to 82 feet away for weapons. Kevin Pereira talks to Techland's Doug Aamoth to discuss how this new tech can affect your privacy.

Class Action or Small Claims?

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Kevin Pereira talks with Ben Popken from Jalopnik about the woman who opted out of joining a Class Action lawsuit against Honda to file her own Small Claims Court claim, and won.

FBI Monitors Your Social Media

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Kevin Pereira and CNET's Declan McCullagh talk about the FBI revealing their monitoring of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Find out how this could affect your online privacy and freedom of speech.

Internet Goes On Strike Against SOPA & PIPA

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The Stop Online Piracy Act threat continues and starting Wednesday, January 18th, popular websites like BoingBoing and Reddit are joining the protest by going dark. Kevin Pereira talks to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about the issue and how the Internet as we know it is at stake.

The NDAA Bill & Your Civil Rights

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Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks joins Kevin Pereira for an in depth conversation about the National Defense Authorization Act that could allow the military to indefinitely detain any terrorist suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial, putting your civil rights at stake.

The Fight Against the SOPA Bill

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Congress is about to vote on the Stop Online Piracy Act which could give the government the power to shut down any website with copyrighted content. Kevin Pereira talks to CNET's Declan McCullagh to talk about what this bill means to consumers like you.

The Future of NASA

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With the news that President Obama is planning to end NASA's planetary exploration program, Kevin Pereira talks to Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society, about how this will affect ongoing experiments, like the Keplar and Webb telescopes, Mars rovers and others.

Remembering Apple Founder Steve Jobs

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Adam Sessler from X-Play and Joshua Topolsky, Editor in Chief of The Verge, share their thoughts about the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the legacy he left behind.