# #397.2 - An Interview with Gareth from Greenpeace

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2018-06-22
- Length: 18m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace/

## Summary

Gareth, a tech generalist for Greenpeace, joins Chris Gamble at ToorCamp to discuss using software-defined radio (SDR) to track illegal fishing via Iridium satellite buoys and using data science to identify coordinated social media trolling campaigns. Gareth explains how cheap hardware like the HackRF has enabled activists to intercept and analyze unencrypted Iridium packet data to monitor tuna fishing operations. He also discusses the broader impact of renewable energy economics on industrial manufacturing and the federated structure of Greenpeace.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=0) Introduction and ToorCamp Context
- [5:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=325) Gareth's Role at Greenpeace
- [10:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=627) Tracking Illegal Fishing with SDR
- [12:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=762) Iridium Satellite Protocol Analysis
- [15:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=912) Social Media Monitoring and Trolls
- [7:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-22-397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace#t=426) Renewable Energy and Future Tech

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Greenpeace (company)
- Iridium (other)
- HackRF (tool)
- Great Scott Gadgets (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Cambridge Analytica (company)
- Chaos Computer Club (other)
- Eccentric Orbits (other)

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