The IT Privacy and Security 'Times Are a Changin' Weekly Update for the Week Ending April 15th., 2025

This week, Hertz lost your driver's license, birthday, and maybe your Social Security number—but don’t worry, it was their vendor’s fault.Boarding passes and check-ins are going extinct, and your face is the new passport—because what could possibly go wrong with global biometric surveillance?The EU is now handing out burner phones for U.S. trips, because apparently D.C. is the new Beijing when it comes to digital paranoia.North Korea’s job recruiters are on LinkedIn now—offering dream gigs and delivering malware instead of paychecks.Certbot now supports six-day certs because nothing says ‘secure’ like constantly renewing your identity before your SSL gets a chance to age.The China-Based Smishing Triad has moved from fake shipping notices to bank fraud—because stealing your toll bill just wasn’t profitable enough.China basically winked at the U.S. and said “yeah, that was us” after hacking critical infrastructure.Google wants your Android to restart itself after three days of neglect—finally, a reward for ignoring your phone.​Come on!  Let's go get changed!Find the full transcript to this podcast here.