As Ebola hysteria reaches new heights, we're reviewing what we know so far, and looking at where policymakers may go from here. Also, FBI Director James Comey has expressed concerns over the new iPhone 6's encryption technology. Then, comedian Zach Galifianakis offers a serious role in "Birdman." It's TGI-Filmweek!
The great big ebola roundup
Infected nurses, fearful flyers, disaster rehearsals and a familiar face returns to become the Ebola Czar: nobody can deny that this week in Ebola news has been as eventful as it has been alarming. As hysteria reaches new heights, we’ve decided to review what we know so far, and to take a look at where policymakers may go from here: This morning, President Obama tapped former White House official Ron Klain to be the new “Ebola Czar.”
A Texas healthcare worker who treated Thomas Duncan boarded a cruise ship shortly thereafter. Upon learning about possible exposure to Ebola, the unidentified worker voluntarily quarantined themselves on board the ship. Ebola-infected nurse Nina Pham told doctors at her hospital, “don’t cry” before being transferred to a National Health Institute isolation unit. CDC officials want to issue a warning to passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight, who unknowingly shared a cabin with a Texas nurse who later tested positive for Ebola. UCLA Medical Center’s Ebola preparedness exercises will be a dress rehearsal for hospital staff. Full body suits, will be implemented. Finally, California says “me, too” and asks the feds for airport screeners.
As the federal government works to play a more proactive role in the fight to contain Ebola, do you feel more safe? Should California airports be screening all passengers for Ebola? Would you be willing to wait in longer lines?
Guest:
Olga Khazan, Staff Health Reporter, The Atlantic
FBI: iPhone 6 lets criminals ‘go dark’
Apple’s new iPhone 6 has FBI Director James Comey worried: encryption technology that comes pre-loaded on every device makes it virtually impossible for law enforcement to access its information without the owner’s password. The new software offers users complete privacy, but as nice as that sounds to post-Snowden America, it might not be a completely welcome development.
Encryption software is designed to hide data in a complex code that can be nearly impossible to crack. While iMessages sent from one phone may be interceptable, only the recipient has the code necessary to unlock it.
While speaking at The Brookings Institute on Thursday, Coney warned, “Sophisticated criminals will come to count on these means of evading detection. It's the equivalent of a closet that can't be opened. A safe that can't be cracked. “
The FBI director argues that laws have not “kept pace with technology” and that this new level of privacy could come at the expense of national security.
Do you worry that criminals may hide behind the iPhone’s security features, or would they just find another way?
Guests:
Reynaldo Tariche, President of the FBI Agents Association; Special Agent in the FBI currently assigned to the Long Island Resident Agency (NYFO). He previously served in the Los Angeles and New York Field Offices.
Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology - a non-profit public policy organization advocating for global online civil liberties.
Filmweek: “Birdman,” “Fury,” “The Best of Me” and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon review this week’s releases, including “Birdman,” “Fury,” “The Best of Me” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
"Birdman":
"Fury":
"The Best of Me":
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and CriticsAGoGo.com
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC and L.A. Times Community Paper Chain
Charles Solomon, film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine