Episode 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts

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For some, the end of the world's most infamous online marketplace was a major victory in the never ending war on drugs. But for others, the global, multi-agency investigation into the Silk Road set a dangerous precedent for law enforcement – who rifled through the personal data of countless innocent users in their hunt for the elusive online drug-lord/revolutionary: Dread Pirate Roberts.<br><br>So prepare for a trip on the Silk Road, and find out how a tax inspector hanging out on a hallucinogenic mushroom forum caught one of the most slippery criminals we’ve ever covered.<br><br><strong>GET YOUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TICKETS:<br></strong><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/"><strong><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">https://redhandedpodcast.com/</a></strong></a><br><br><strong>Become a patron:</strong><br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a><br><br><strong>Order a copy of the book here (US &amp; Canada):</strong><br><a href="https://www.wellesleybooks.com/book/9780762473793">Order on Wellesley Books</a><br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/RedHanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/0762473797/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=redhanded&amp;qid=1617228369&amp;sr=8-1">Order on Amazon.com</a><br><br><strong>Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus):</strong><br><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redhanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/1398707139/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1616698132&amp;sr=1-1">Order on Amazon.co.uk</a><br><a href="https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/redhanded,suruthi-bala-hannah-maguire-9781398707139">Order on Foyles</a><br><br><strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/RedHandedthepod">Twitter</a><br><br><strong>Visit our website:</strong><br><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">Website</a><br><br><em>Sources available on </em><a href="http://redhandedpodcast.com/"><em><a href="http://redhandedpodcast.com">redhandedpodcast.com</a></em></a>