We explore the realities of surveillance, motion‑sensing routers with privacy tradeoffs, and Craig’s full breakdown of the chaos and hype coming out of Black Hat - including agentic AI, guardrails that don’t guard anything, and the growing divide between restricted AI and open‑weight models. Craig also covers the Cold Incident Response Conference, AI‑powered threat detection, and a Bitcoin RNG hack that proves why dice still matter.

Jill celebrates Linux’s 35th birthday and Valve’s 30th anniversary with a look back at the milestones that shaped open source, gaming, and the Linux desktop.

Below are the full timestamps for this episode.

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:02:04 Community Feedback
00:18:28 Destination Linux Session Server
00:22:24 Sponsored by Sandfly Security
00:24:16 Thanks to Our Supporters
00:25:45 Black Hat Agentic AI Hype
00:38:01 AI Guardrails Fall Short
00:52:13 Linux Turns 35
01:04:25 Valve Turns 30
01:16:00 Closing Thoughts

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Destination Linux is a weekly show where Ryan, Jill, and guests share their passion for Linux and Open Source. Destination Linux is a show for all experience levels, whether you’re a beginner to Linux and Open Source or a long time user, this is the podcast for you. Destination Linux covers a wide range of topics from the latest news, discussions on Linux and Open Source, Linux distributions, Linux applications, security, privacy, AI, gaming on Linux, and unique in-depth interviews with Linux developers and leaders and much more.

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Jason shares the origin story of the EFF, how the organization is structured, and the biggest battles it’s fighting today, from digital ID verification laws to global censorship and data privacy threats. We explore how the EFF fights back, how listeners can get involved, and what the future of digital rights looks like if surveillance laws continue to expand.

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00:00:09 Welcome to Destination Linux
00:02:25 Community Feedback
00:15:33 Sponsored by Sandfly Security
00:17:55 Thanks to Our Supporters
00:22:43 What the EFF Does and How It Started
00:41:52 Jason’s EFF Origin
00:51:18 How the EFF Is Organized
01:01:31 How the EFF Fights Back
01:07:55 The Biggest Issues the EFF Is Fighting
01:18:40 Digital ID Future Fears
01:25:31 Who Is Behind the Push for ID Verification
01:36:03 Privacy and Censorship
01:44:10 The EFF's Strategy Against ID Verification Laws
01:52:04 Global Digital Rights Network
01:57:40 How Listeners Can Help
02:05:20 Lightning Round
02:10:30 Closing Thoughts