S6, E241 - Privacy Please News: Your data isn't just for sale—it's the main attraction.

Send us Fan MailPrivacy Please News, for hitting big topics quickly with a hint of sarcasm to bring some joy and knowledge. This week, we hit on the latest privacy events in tech with a satirical perspective on how your data is being shared, sold, and exploited. From Google's dramatic stance on sharing search data to state-sponsored hackers dominating zero-day exploits, this episode highlights the absurdity of our current digital privacy landscape.• Google CEO Sundar Pichai compares sharing search data to "ripping out the company's brain"• WhatsApp's new AI feature sends "private" messages to cloud servers despite Meta's safety claims• Gun rights group outraged after gun industry shared customer data, including underwear sizes, for political campaigns• OpenAI's Sam Altman promotes eyeball scanning for WorldC, dismissing privacy concerns as regulatory lag• State-sponsored hackers from China and North Korea are leading the zero-day vulnerability exploitation gameSupport the show