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The podcast that tells true stories about the people making and breaking our digital world. We take listeners into the world of cyber and intelligence without all the techie jargon. Every Tuesday and Friday, former NPR investigations correspondent Dina Temple-Raston and the team draw back the curtain on ransomware attacks, mysterious hackers, and the people who are trying to stop them.

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For a birdwatcher, spotting a rare bird is like winning the lottery. But what if that bird isn’t supposed to be there? What if its arrival is a warning? From seabirds appearing hundreds of miles from home to elephant seals collecting data beneath Ant... more

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A missing daughter. An unidentified body. A single photograph. Facial recognition technology is helping police solve cases that once seemed impossible. But the same technology can identify just about anyone. In this CyberMonday crossover with WAMU an... more

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Voting machines have long been at the center of conspiracy theories about U.S. elections. Now, Ben Adida and his nonprofit VotingWorks have built an open-source voting machine anyone can inspect, right down to its computer code. The idea is simple: m... more

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You used to need a government-backed operation to spread election disinformation. Now a chatbot might do. Larry Norden of the Brennan Center put the major AI chatbots to the test: Could they create election fakes? Debunk them? Even recognize their ow... more

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Recent Guests

Liesl Dufort
Newport, New Hampshire town clerk since 2014
Town of Newport
Episode: Open-source voting machine aims to restore trust in U.S. elections
Ben Adida
Software engineer, computer scientist and executive director of VotingWorks
VotingWorks
Episode: Open-source voting machine aims to restore trust in U.S. elections
Larry Norden
Vice president at the Brennan Center for Justice, focusing on elections and technology
Brennan Center for Justice
Episode: AI chatbots can make election fakes. Can they spot them?
Oren Etzioni
University of Washington professor emeritus and founding chief executive of the Allen Institute for AI
Allen Institute for AI
Episode: AI chatbots can make election fakes. Can they spot them?
Martin Innes
Criminologist who studies Russian disinformation campaigns and developed a tool to track information online
Episode: Russia’s election trick: hijacking what you already believe
Barbara McQuade
Former U.S. attorney in Michigan, professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and author of Attack From Within
University of Michigan Law School
Episode: Russia’s election trick: hijacking what you already believe
Jeremiah Schofield
Former Social Security Administration employee and whistleblower
Social Security Administration
Episode: The Social Security whistleblower who stopped DOGE from deleting 2.7 million lives
Hany Farid
Professor at Dartmouth College and chief science officer at Get Real Security
Get Real Security
Episode: If deepfakes are getting better, can we trust our lying eyes?
Mark Zaid
National security attorney who has represented whistleblowers for 30 years
Episode: Government lawyers face a whistleblower’s dilemma

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Dina Temple-Raston
Former NPR investigations correspondent and journalist covering cybersecurity, intelligence, and technology

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 1k ratings
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    bhipp
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  • Biased Reporting

    Episode “The hidden power of China's video games” wants to warn listeners about a game made in china that censoring what is happening in a chinese game regarding same sex relationships. However, I missed the episode that covered Bidens whitehouse censoring physicians on Twitter and trying to find out who watched videos on YouTube regarding vaccine info. This show used to be good, now it’s just awkward. I’m not pro right or left regarding politics, but I’m pro unbiased reporting. China censors a ... more

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    Ready2Screem
    United States3 months ago
  • Cyber cyber cyber

    So much Ai slop they give credence too on this podcast

    I also wish they wouldn’t say cyber ever three seconds on this podcast. It’s so outdated.

    And then also what’s with all the episode repeats and not disclosing it? So frustrating.

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    Syntheticg
    United States3 months ago
  • Please stop recycling your content. This is the third or fourth time in the past few weeks you've used the phone freaking story. It comes across as sad and greedy. If you don't have new content just don't post.

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    Gmart99
    3 months ago
  • Irresponsibly doxxing activists

    Just heard your show for the first time. It was today's episode on the immigrant protection activist network in LA. I was stunned by the way you exposed the people, places & strategies and by so doing endangered the entire network. People will be arrested, charged & possibly disappeared under new laws that are expanding every day based on your so-called reporting. WTAF

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    SouthernBaker
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AI chatbots can make election fakes. Can they spot them?
Q: If AI is this good at making fakes, is it any good at spotting them?
Most chatbots often failed to identify AI-generated images and sometimes invented convincing backstories for them. Gemini sometimes detected AI metadata, and chatbots did better but were not perfect at identifying their own generated images.
AI chatbots can make election fakes. Can they spot them?
Q: Could chatbots help create a disinformation campaign from scratch?
Most refused to write prompts for a campaign, but Grok complied and generated prompts that researchers used to make convincing fake images with several other chatbots.
Open-source voting machine aims to restore trust in U.S. elections
Q: What's a town clerk do?
Dufort says clerks assist with absentee ballots, receive ballots, conduct the initial count and handle the many behind-the-scenes responsibilities of running local elections.
Open-source voting machine aims to restore trust in U.S. elections
Q: Does being able to see how a voting machine works actually make people more willing to believe the results?
Adida says transparency and improved technology can provide evidence and an off-ramp from election-related distress for many people, but technology cannot solve distrust for everyone.
The Social Security whistleblower who stopped DOGE from deleting 2.7 million lives
Q: If one of these people walked into a Social Security office to prove that they were very much alive, what was the local Social Security official supposed to do?
Schofield says the DOGE official told them referrals could go to USCIS or ICE, where the person could be detained and deported.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Click Here

What is Click Here about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Narrative journalism on cybersecurity, intelligence, and the people shaping the digital world, told in accessible language for listeners without a technical background. Dina Temple-Raston leads reported stories and interviews with researchers, lawyers, government officials, whistleblowers, technologists, and people directly affected by digital systems. Conversations often connect technical developments, from deepfakes and election security to surveillance and online safety, with their consequences for public trust, rights, and everyday life. The format combines in-depth reporting and personal accounts with expert context, and some episodes include shorter technology news roundups. Its distinctive strength is bringing human stakes and invest... more

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