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Austin Campbell runs through the strongest legal objections to Trump’s privateering memo, from claims it violates international law on piracy to warnings that private hackers could be treated as non-uniformed combatants.
The segment ends with a pointed question: if privateering is where critics draw the line, why did nobody blink at Iraq, Afghanistan, or Iran?
Hosts:
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- Austin Campbell – Host of Bits + Bips, Founder of Zero Knowledge Group, and Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern
- Chris Perkins – Co-host of Bits + Bips and Head of Franklin Crypto
This clip is from a longer conversation on Trump’s executive order deputizing private firms to hack foreign cybercriminals. Full episode here.
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