We’re living in the age of automated, computer-generated law enforcement, where the evidence is often just a database match. So what happens when the machine gets it wrong?
Roman Sterlingov has spent more than five years in prison for creating a privacy tool, and he says he never did it. His lawyer calls this case the canary in the coal mine for dystopian forensic technology, and an amazing example of how your innocence won’t protect you.
When someone has unfettered access to every fragment of your life, they can piece those fragments together into whatever story they want. This is Roman’s story.
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00:00 A call from federal prison
02:15 Who Is Roman Sterlingov?
04:53 Bitcoin meetups
06:39 What have I got to hide?
08:48 Psychology and mental tools
09:48 Roman’s YouTube channel
11:15 His Big Dream
12:32 The Day Everything Changed
14:50 The case
16:26 The Trial
26:58 The Govt Fabricated Evidence!
29:09 When Wanting Privacy Makes You A Criminal
31:05 THE VERDICT
32:09 The Aftermath
38:00 A message from Roman
A computer flagged him. But he's innocent.
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