Episode #633
Alex Winter
Books mentioned
The Hobbit
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Alex Winter is an actor and filmmaker best known for portraying Bill S. Preston in the Bill & Ted franchise. He discusses Deep Web, Silk Road, Bitcoin, online anonymity, encryption, piracy, and the effects of emerging technologies on media, law enforcement, drug policy, and society.
What they talked about
- Alex Winter's deep web documentary
- Early internet communities and encryption
- Napster story and file sharing
- Silk Road and online drug markets
- Drug war and mass incarceration
- Privacy, surveillance, and Tor
- Corrupt law enforcement in Silk Road case
- Future of decentralized markets
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