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EPISODE · Jan 10, 2026 · 1H 56M

Is Google Abandoning Open Source?

from This Week in Privacy · host Privacy Guides

Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryptocurrency theft attacks are still being traced to the 2022 Lastpass breach and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #35! (00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Start of podcast (01:20) - Site updates (05:08) - Breaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a year (22:12) - Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS (44:07) - The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin (54:36) - Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software (01:08:20) - Cryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach (01:19:45) - Forum updates (01:32:47) - Q&A (01:54:45) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★

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