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Apple's new watches are always listening with their new Live Rewind feature, GrapheneOS plans to overhaul all it's default apps, LG's TVs have been caught listening even when they're offline or on standby, and more! Join us for This Week In Privac...

The GrapheneOS team has discovered that the Pixel 11 devices appear to have a key security feature disabled, the feature then re-appeared in a later beta update but was still disabled. We'll explain everything you need to know, and cover the lates...

X.com has sent a cease and desist letter to Nitter, the privacy focused frontend for Twitter, demanding immediate takedown of the service and its repositories. This move brings into question whether other privacy frontends could also suffer the sa...

We compared the top password managers (and the ones not quite there yet) to find out how they stack up. Let us know where your favorite choice fell, or if we missed anything in the comments! Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to suppo...

Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data, no user interaction required beyond a single click. Microsoft's AI push seems to be backfiring as security incidents continue to increase. Join us for Th...

Google has announced it's new chip the Tensor G6 which brings serious security upgrades to the new Pixel 11 devices, is it a good idea to pre-order or should you hold off? Join us for This Week In Privacy #66 0:00 Intro 0:40 Start of podcast 1:34...

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If you drive in America today, you've almost certainly been scanned by a Flock camera, maybe even hundreds of times. Your location, along with a timestamp and photo, all stored in a cloud database accessible to police departments across the countr...

There are a lot of claims online that various services are honeypots or contain secret backdoors. Most of these claims are based only on circumstantial evidence - if any evidence at all. But it's not hard to see why people believe these stories. G...

Researchers have discovered a host of issue's with Apple's iCloud Private Relay, namely one that allowed websites to see a user's hidden IP address, Linux market-share has just surpassed 10% in North America and more! Join us for This Week In Priv...

An activist has been charged with a felony for providing a "duress code" which wiped his GrapheneOS device, we'll be discussing the legal implications and the latest privacy & security news on This Week In Privacy #64! 0:00 Intro 0:44 Start of po...

Mullvad's Co-owner Daniel Berntsson has made a large political donation from Mullvad's profits, leading people to cancel their service, Apple has fixed a vulnerability in Hide-My-Email and an explosion of surveillance towers are coming to the US b...

A security researcher has discovered that the iOS App Store saves all keystrokes and ties it to your Apple ID - raising privacy concerns, yet another cop is using Automated License Plate Readers to stalker someone, and all cars in the EU might req...

Plex just announced they are raising the price of their lifetime Plex Pass from $250 to a whopping $750. If you don’t want to be forced into a perpetual subscription model or drop a small fortune, it’s time to look at the best free, open-source, a...

A security researcher has discovered that the iOS App Store saves all keystrokes and ties it to your Apple ID - raising privacy concerns, yet another cop is using Automated License Plate Readers to stalker someone, and all cars in the EU might req...

CalyxOS is officially back with a stable release, A researcher has discovered Apple's Hide My Email feature can originating email addresses, the US Supreme Court has gutted the governments ability to use geofence warrants, and more! Join us for Th...

It's a quiet news week, so we're diving into questions from the community and discussing a few less interesting stories. Join us for This Week In Privacy #59 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:27 Are there privacy advantages to desktop OS's vs Gr...

CalyxOS is officially back with a stable release, A researcher has discovered Apple's Hide My Email feature can originating email addresses, the US Supreme Court has gutted the governments ability to use geofence warrants, and more! Join us for Th...

It's a quiet news week, so we're diving into questions from the community and discussing a few less interesting stories. Join us for This Week In Privacy #59 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:27 Are there privacy advantages to desktop OS's vs Gr...

Android 17 has officially launched and GrapheneOS has just announced an experimental build with a stable release coming soon (update Jun 19: delayed...), the United States controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has expired but spying ...

Automated license readers by Flock have tied a person who was miles away to a violent crime effectively framing them, the state of Massachusetts in the US has passed a privacy bill to stop the sale of precise location data and more! Join us for Th...

In 2026 passwords have become so ubiquitous, this is a great security step but most people are choosing weak passwords! This leaves them vulnerable to phishing, credential stuffing and more, in this video we'll explain how to create stronger passw...

GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu just got hacked exposing thousands of gamers as cheaters, Microsoft is under fire for threatening a security researcher who disclosed vulnerabilities, hackers are using Meta's AI chatbot to seize control of Instagram...

GrapheneOS has announced the public release for it's speech synthesis service, which is open source and created in house by the GrapheneOS team, meanwhile in America, California is moving to exempt Linux from it's age verification laws, a company ...

Google has announced Android XR it's new smart glasses platform, we'll dive into why this is such a threat to your privacy and why this announcement is so significant, Join us for This Week In Privacy #54! 0:00 Intro 0:43 Start of podcast 1:11 Go...

Is it possible to create a private and secure mobile carrier? Cape Mobile thinks so! In this video Jonah sits down with Ruddy Wang, Head of Consumer at Cape to answer questions about the service and to dive into how the privacy & security features...

Naomi Brockwell is one of the most well-known educators in the privacy space today, and recently she’s begun using that voice to influence legislation here in the US that could be a significant step in regaining our privacy as citizens – by defaul...

Google recently announced upcoming features for Android 17 which features new privacy & security upgrades, Signal is adding warnings to protect against phishing attacks, Windows Bitlocker has been broken by a new zero-day and more! Join us for Thi...

After an extended break - CalyxOS has come back and released test builds of Android 16 for their supported devices, Disneyland is using facial recognition software in their parks, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security compelled Google to share ...

Canonical has laid out it's plans to integrate "AI" features into Ubuntu Linux, Signal is working on a standalone desktop version, that doesn't require a smartphone, Greece is banning anonymity on social media and more! Join us for This Week In P...

This week we are joined by Carey Parker from Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons, Brave has announced a paid $60 version of Brave with bloatware and features stripped out, in the US - Nevada police are tracking phones locations without a warrant, and mor...

We sat down with Carissa Véliz, author of 'Privacy is Power' and Oxford AI Ethics professor, to talk about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in...

An independant privacy audit of Microsoft, Google and Meta has found that privacy opt outs didn't have an effect, Cal.com has moved from open-source to closed-source, Netgear has been exempt from the FCC's non-US made router ban, and more! Join us...

Privacy Guides sat down with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn to reflect on her over 30 years of service defending privacy and digital civil liberties at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the importance of community in activist spaces, and the ...

Microsoft is suspending developer accounts for key privacy tools like VeraCrypt and Wireguard, Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept, and more! Welcome to This Week In Privacy #48! 0:00 Intro 0:45 St...

Our interview with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn is premiering live at @PrivacyGuides on April 12th, 2026 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, 12:30 Central. Her new book, Privacy's Defender, is out now at major retailers.

Your email address is the key to your digital life, learning how to secure it properly is instrumental in protecting your privacy & security. In this video we'll talk about the pitfalls of mainstream email providers, suggest alternatives and how t...

Anthropic's Claude Code just leaked it's own source code, ONLYOFFICE suspends Nextcloud partnership, LinkedIn scans your browser extensions, and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #47! Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support...

In this talk, three commissioners from the Austin Technology Commission (Districts 1, 2, & 10) pull back the curtain on how "ordinary" tech workers are influencing city policy on AI, surveillance, and digital equity. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF...

The US's Federal Communications Commission has banned all foreign made routers stating their are not secure for use. Walmart digital price labels are coming to every store shelf in the US, Systemd has integrated age verification systems, and more....

Jon Lebkowsky is a digital pioneer, veteran digital rights activist, author, and EFF-Austin board member. In this brief talk, he makes a call to return to the original vision of the internet. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF-Austin Interactive. Ple...

Dr. Strover is a Professor in Communication at the University of Texas, where she co-directs the Technology and Information Policy Institute. Among other things, she researches Artificial Intelligence issues including social media-based disinforma...

Hugh Forrest is the former co-president of South by Southwest and co-founder of SXSW Interactive, where many modern tech names were made. In this talk, Hugh talks about where Interactive 2007 went wrong and what lessons we can learn for the future...

The 'dark sword' exploit affects over 220 million iPhones running outdated iOS versions, the FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, a Tennessee grandmother was jailed after an AI facial recognition error linked her to fraud, and much mo...

When you send a message you assume it's private, however depending on what tool you choose this might not be the case! In this video we dive into issues with popular encrypted messengers and offer recommendations on what to use instead. 0:00 Intr...

European parliament MEPs vote to end untargeted mass scanning of private chats, is this the end of Chat Control? A new consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles with digital payment systems, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #44. 0:0...

ProtonVPN's kill switch is leaking your IP address on macOS. Despite Proton's false claim that the regular kill switch protects you when switching servers, it's trivial to see this isn't the case. Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel ...

GrapheneOS has announced who their official hardware partner is, a new US Californian law is says all operating systems must have age verification, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #43! 0:00 Intro 0:20 Start of podcast 0:57 Motorol...

We've covered the basics, like adjusting settings on your device, intermediate changes such as switching to private alternatives, and now it's time to cover advanced tips to protect your Privacy & Security on iPhone in our final course lesson. Let...