All of the information that makes up who you are, it's all for sale, either by these data brokers or by crooks who are running these types of identity test services.

A huge credit bureau unwittingly sold people's financial information to an identity thief.

It's 2013. Do you know where your data are?

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield.

When tragedy strikes, the media rush to put the victims and their families in the

spotlight for better or for worse.

A lot of times media wants to see emotion, and I personally just made a decision in the early days not to perform for the camera.

Also, we continue our ongoing investigation into the Department of Homeland Security's lack of transparency.

Travelers have legitimate questions about this process.

So if the government isn't willing to talk to reporters, then that's effectively saying we're not making it clear to the public.

That and more.

Coming up after this.

Jad, we've invited you here for a testimonial because you've worn one of my hats and you are actually going to be using one of my hats as a pledge premium for your program.

First of all, I can't quite wrap my brain around how it is.

I've seen you here at three in the morning.

Like, that's a normal everyday thing.

And I'm like, how in the world do you have time to make a hat?

But I guess you're doing it like nervously while you're editing and stuff like that?

During editorial meetings, you know, they're not skilled.

They look like they're made by a real amateur.

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