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Privacy Please

Welcome to "Privacy Please," a podcast for anyone who wants to know more about data privacy and security. Join your hosts Cam and Gabe as they talk to experts, academics, authors, and activists to break down complex privacy topics in a way that"s easy to understand.In today"s connected world, our personal information is constantly being collected, analyzed, and sometimes exploited. We believe everyone has a right to understand how their data is being used and what they can do to protect their

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S6, E258 - The Synthetic Star: The AI Influencer...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text She has millions of followers, lands six-figure brand deals, and lives a life of curated perfection. The only catch? She isn't real. She was entirely created by artificial intelligence. Welcome to the unsettling world of synthetic influencers. In this compelling episode of Privacy Please, we dive deep into the booming industry of AI-generated online personalities. Discover: The Technology: How advanced AI image generators, 3D modeling, and Large Language Models combine to creat...

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S6, E257 - How Apple’s New Chip Rewrites Mobile Security

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2025/10/03

Send us a text We unpack how Apple’s Memory Integrity Enforcement changes the rules of mobile security by rebuilding memory architecture, not just adding guardrails. We weigh who should upgrade now, what this means for Android, and why people remain the biggest risk. • memory corruption explained with apartment analogy • why NOP sleds and heap sprays fail under MIE • tags, type segregation, and synchronous checks at runtime • market-share vs design: Apple, Windows, Android trade-offs • Pegas...

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S6, E256 - The Invisible Trade: How Data Brokers...

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2025/09/26

Send us a text You click "agree," you swipe a loyalty card, you browse online – every digital breadcrumb you leave is being collected, but not just by the apps and websites you use. Welcome to the world of data brokers, a multi-billion-dollar, hidden industry that aggregates, analyzes, and profits from your most intimate personal information. In this special episode from Privacy Please, we pull back the curtain on this shadowy ecosystem. Discover: What a data broker is and how they differ fro...

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S6, E255 - Privacy, Law, and Emerging Tech: A...

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2025/09/15

Send us a text Privacy and cybersecurity leader Sonia Siddiqui joins us to explore the collision between emerging technologies and privacy regulations, offering insights on how companies can navigate this complex landscape while building trust. • Sonia's journey from aspiring architect to privacy expert, motivated by the intersection of civil rights and privacy • The growing gap between rapid technological innovation and slower-moving regulatory frameworks • Examining real-world tensions lik...

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S6, E254 - The Tea App Breach: When Safe Spaces Turn...

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2025/09/05

Send us a text The digital world can be treacherous, especially when you're looking for a safe space to share your most vulnerable thoughts. Today's story about the Tea app breach will make you rethink every "anonymous" platform you've ever trusted. Tea promised women complete anonymity, a digital sanctuary where they could share dating horror stories, relationship struggles, and deeply personal confessions too raw for other platforms. Thousands believed this promise, uploading personal phot...

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15:45

Have a Seat in the Metaverse: The Chris Hansen vs....

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2025/08/28

Send us a text For decades, Chris Hansen’s iconic catchphrase, "Why don't you have a seat?" was the prelude to exposing predators in the real world. Now, his hunt has moved into the metaverse. His target is Roblox, the global gaming platform used by over 70 million people daily, most of whom are children. Hansen and his team allege the platform is a "cesspool" and a "hunting ground" for criminals, while Roblox maintains its safety systems are robust. In this special report, "Privacy Ple...

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S6, E252 - Who Really Owns Your Digital Self?

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2025/08/20

Send us a text Digital privacy is under siege from all sides, and we're bringing you the latest developments along with a major announcement about our growing privacy-focused network. This week has seen a flood of significant data breaches across critical sectors. Air France-KLM and Workday experienced major incidents, with the latter connected to a broader campaign targeting Salesforce CRM systems. These breaches highlight the vulnerability of systems storing vast amounts of customer ...

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Digital Fallout: The Keepers of Your Secrets

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2025/08/14

Send us a text It starts with a strange letter in the mail. A car loan you never applied for. A credit card you don't own. A digital ghost is quietly living your life, and you have no idea how it got the keys. When you turn to one of the silent guardians of your financial identity for help, you find only chaos, confusion, and a company that seems to be a danger to itself. This week on Digital Fallout, we tell the true story of one of history's most catastrophic data breaches. It's a tale of s...

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10:53

Digital Fallout: The Day the World Stood Still

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2025/08/02

Send us a text It started with a few flickering screens in a Danish office. Within minutes, a digital plague had paralyzed global trade, leaving the world's largest shipping company powerless and its massive vessels adrift. But this attack wasn't for ransom—it was for pure destruction. In the premiere of Digital Fallout, we uncover the story of a geopolitical cyber weapon that escaped its cage and the unbelievable, accidental miracle that saved a global empire from permanent deletion. This is...

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S6, E249 - Hackers Get Hacked

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2025/08/01

Send us a text We explore how cybercriminals fell victim to their own security mistakes and examine major attacks targeting corporate SharePoint environments. Privacy legislation advances with new protections for children and groundbreaking AI accountability measures in Minnesota. • Cybercrime forum exposes member data through database misconfiguration • SharePoint under active attack with remote code execution vulnerabilities • California passes enhanced children's privacy legislation...

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S6, E248 - Inside the Walls: Military's Stark Warning...

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2025/07/21

Send us a text The US military has issued a stark warning to all forces to operate under the assumption that their networks have been compromised by Salt Typhoon, a sophisticated threat actor with ties to the Chinese government. This breach highlights the urgency for organizations to adopt Zero Trust principles as cyber warfare becomes the new battlefield. • Zero Trust is a framework, not a single product or technology • The first tenant of Zero Trust is treating networks as already compromi...

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S6, E247 - The EU's Bold Move on AI Training

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2025/07/10

Send us a text The European Parliament has released a groundbreaking 175-page study concluding that AI companies' practice of training on copyrighted material without permission constitutes mass reproduction not covered by current laws. This study recommends transforming the landscape through an opt-in system, radical transparency requirements, and fair compensation models for creators whose work trains AI systems. • EU study reveals AI companies are treating the internet like a free "all-yo...

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14:54

Unpacking Healthline's Historic CCPA Settlement: What...

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2025/07/03

Send us a text Cameron and Gabe dive into Healthline Media's record-breaking $1.55 million settlement for CCPA violations, examining whether such penalties are sufficient deterrents against improper sharing of sensitive health data. • Healthline violated CCPA by sharing sensitive user health data with advertisers without proper consent • First U.S. regulatory action against a company for disclosing "inferred sensitive data" • Violation included failing to provide mechanisms to opt out of sen...

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S6, E245 - Hard-coded Secrets and Unencrypted Data: A...

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2025/06/16

Send us a text Several popular Chrome extensions, including privacy and security tools, have been found leaking sensitive data through unencrypted HTTP and hard-coded credentials in their code. Security is both hard and easy - hard because of existing unencrypted protocols and trust placed in developers, but easy because fundamental security practices should be common knowledge in 2025. • Chrome extensions including DualSafe Password Manager and Avast Online Security are leaking sensitive us...

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S6, E244: They didn't hack in, they just logged in:...

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2025/06/03

Send us a text We explore the recent LexisNexus data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of over 364,000 individuals through a third-party platform accessing their GitHub account. This incident highlights critical vulnerabilities in how data brokers handle our most sensitive information and raises questions about regulatory oversight. • Data exposed included names, date of birth, phone numbers, social security numbers, and driver's license numbers • The breach occurred when so...

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S6, E243 - Reality Check: AI's Influence Is Baked...

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2025/05/23

Send us a text Gabe and Cameron dive into the unseen dangers of AI systems, exploring how inherent biases shape our perception and how prompt injection attacks pose serious security threats. • Generative AI models contain built-in biases based on their training data, favoring Western and particularly North American perspectives • A recent study shows ChatGPT-4 with personalization is more persuasive than humans 64.4% of the time • Most users accept AI outputs without questioning the underlyi...

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S6, E242 - The Gun Industry Is Tracking More Than...

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2025/05/21

Send us a text ProPublica's investigation reveals the National Shooting Sports Foundation has been secretly sharing gun buyers' personal information, including underwear sizes, for political purposes. This privacy breach raises serious concerns about data exploitation even in industries that publicly position themselves as defenders of individual rights. • Gun owners group demands federal investigation into firearms industry data sharing • Personal data shared included underwear sizes and wa...

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S6, E241 - Privacy Please News: Your data isn't just...

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2025/05/06

Send us a text Privacy 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 sh...

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S6, E240 - From IAPP Insights to Security Challenges:...

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2025/04/30

Send us a text Cameron and Gabe return after a brief hiatus to explore major developments in security, privacy, and resilience. They dive into insights from the IAPP conference and VeeamOn, examining how AI governance and outdated privacy tools are reshaping the industry landscape. • AI governance frameworks dominated IAPP discussions with companies "building the plane as they're flying" • Verizon's Data Breach Report debunks overblown AI security fears, showing real risks are data leakage a...

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S6, E239 - Russian Hackers, Leaked Military Secrets,...

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2025/04/07

Send us a text Privacy threats continue to escalate as human error undermines even the most secure systems, from military officials accidentally exposing classified information to Russian hackers targeting encrypted messaging apps. • Signal security breach occurred when defense officials accidentally added a reporter to their encrypted group chat discussing sensitive military operations • Russian-linked attackers targeting Signal users through QR code vulnerabilities, tricking users into lin...

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