The Spot 4.24.14 Privacy Issues + Investigating the Soccket

By Matt Martin

Published April 23, 2014 at 8:53 AM PDT

Life of the Law: Privacy Issues Mike Katz-Lacabe is a normal, taxpaying, married, father of two. And yet, the San Leandro police department has what amounts to a family photo album of him and his car. If you drive a car and live in an American city, your local police department probably has an album of you, too.

Tiny Spark: The Soccket: A Follow-Up Investigation A soccer ball that generates electricity for poor kids…until it breaks.

Soccket co-founder, Jessica Matthews, right, shows off the Soccket with President Obama in Tanzania, July 2013.

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Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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