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The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update

R. Prescott Stearns Jr.

Into year 7 for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight AI privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered, with topics that draw in everyone from executive to newbie, to tech specialist. For season 7, we"ve renamed the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update to the AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update to better reflect the content. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current AI privacy and security

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00:48:26

EP 288.5 Deep Dive. No Privacy, but the AI, Privacy...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/23

This Deep Dive highlights the evolving landscape of digital threats, ranging from deceptive browser extensions and AI vulnerabilities to state-sponsored surveillance and blockchain exploits. The text is structured as a series of case studies and news alerts that emphasize how modern risks often stem from social engineering and automated scanning rather than purely technical flaws. A recurring theme is the trade-off between convenience and security, illustrating how everyday tools like WordPress

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00:18:21

No Privacy, but the AI, Privacy and Security Weekly...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/22

EP 288. No privacy, but so much is going on that you might not notice for the next 20 minutes. We start with…A senator who has been right before is raising alarms he cannot fully explain, and that pattern alone should command attention. Traveling with a locked phone just became a legal liability in one of the world's most-visited financial hubs. A hundred thousand users thought they were downloading videos; they were handing over their digital fingerprints.That free app may be paying for itself

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00:47:23

The Anthropic Privacy and Security issues.

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/21

Anthropic Claude Desktop Native Messaging Bridge - The Report (April 2026)Anthropic’s official Claude Desktop application (Electron-based, for macOS and Windows) automatically installs an undocumented Native Messaging host bridge during installation and on every launch. On macOS, it places a manifest file (com.anthropic.claude_browser_extension.json) and associated helper binary in the NativeMessagingHosts directories of seven Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Vivaldi, Opera, and

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00:37:22

Episode 287.5. Deep Dive. Taxing. The AI, Privacy,...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/16

Cybersecurity is entering an “invisibility crisis,” where threats are no longer loud, external attacks but subtle abuses of normal system behavior. Techniques like SockStress exploit TCP assumptions to drain resources, residential proxy networks turn everyday users into unwitting infrastructure, and fake VPNs weaponize trust to exfiltrate data. Even ransomware response processes are being hijacked, transforming incident response into an attack surface. At the same time, transparency mechanisms are

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00:22:41

Taxing. The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/15

Episode 287. On the day before the tax deadline in the US, we’ve got the most taxing update yet, full of unexpected deductions:OpenAI has unveiled bold policy recommendations to cushion the societal impact of advanced AI, including robot taxes, a public wealth fund, and trials of a four-day workweek. Add in cake for all, and we’d swear Marie Antoinette was running the company.As AI assumes more decision-making roles, human work is evolving from task execution to high-level direction, judgment, and

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00:32:26

Episode 286. The Deep Dive. Subliminal Learning with...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/09

First up, AI. You’d think if you clean your training data, you control what the model learns. Nope. Researchers just showed that models can pass hidden traits to each other through data that looks completely harmless. Like numbers. No obvious bias, no keywords, nothing. And the new model still picks up the same behavior. Even after you scrub it.Think of it like this. The data looks clean, but the intent is still in there, baked into the structure. So now we have AI systems where you can’t fully

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00:23:06

Subliminal Learning with the AI, Security, and...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/08

Episode 286 And have we got an update for you. Focus on this:Researchers have discovered that AI models can be secretly shaped by their training data even after every suspicious signal has been scrubbed out, which raises an uncomfortable question: do we actually know what we've built?It turns out the most comprehensive profile LinkedIn has on you isn't the one you wrote yourself.Samsung would like you to know that the $2,000 refrigerator you just bought comes with one small surprise: a

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00:44:39

Episode 285.5 Deep Dive. Patience and the AI,...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/02

The Deep Dive for Episode 285.5 explores how patience has become a defining weapon in modern AI, privacy, and security threats. State-backed actors like Red Menshen are quietly compromising telecom infrastructure with stealthy kernel-level implants, turning networks into long-term surveillance platforms while remaining almost invisible. Social engineering is evolving too: campaigns like ClickFix prove that attackers no longer need exotic exploits when they can simply coach users into pasting

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00:20:47

Patience and the AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/04/01

Episode 285. This week, we uncover some long-term offensive strategies that show the virtue of patience can have a negative impact on the victims.A China-aligned threat group is quietly weaponizing telecom infrastructure with kernel-level backdoors, turning carriers into long-term strategic listening posts.A low-tech but highly effective social engineering campaign is turning everyday users into their own worst enemy by coaching them to execute the attacker's commands.A popular AI gateway

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00:21:57

Episode 284.5. Deep Dive. Sold Out. The AI, Privacy,...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/26

The technology landscape has shifted so profoundly that “IT risk” no longer captures current threats. This publication is now the AI, Privacy and Security Weekly Update, reflecting the reality that AI drives both innovation and adversary tactics. Episode 284 (week ending March 24, 2026) covers a surge of AI-driven developments, from autonomous malware to expanding federal data systems, marking the formal start of the surveillance era.The New Surveillance Perimeter: Government Data AggregationA

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00:19:02

Sold Out. The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/25

Episode 284. Yes, that's it. So much of what we cover is now AI-based that we're updating the Update to reflect that. From today, the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update will be formally renamed the AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update.In this week’s update:The FBI has officially confirmed it is once again purchasing commercial location data to track American citizens, bypassing traditional warrant requirements.A newly revealed government proposal outlines plans for a single,

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01:01:10

Episode 283.5. Deep Dive. In AI, We Distrust. The IT...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/19

For this Deep dive we ask a high-stakes question about whether the biggest cyber threat of the AI era will come from outside attackers—or from the very AI systems organizations and individuals choose to adopt. It frames AI agents and tools as a new kind of “insider,” given trusted access to data, systems, and networks, but with behaviors that may be opaque, vulnerable to manipulation, or outright compromised.It raises three unsettling scenarios: an AI system effectively being “hired” into a company

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00:21:35

In AI, We Distrust. The IT Privacy and Security...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/18

Episode 283 What if the next cyberattack doesn’t break into your company… but gets hired by it?What if the AI tools everyone is rushing to adopt are also the biggest security risk we’ve ever invited in?What if your home internet, the one you trust every day, is secretly working for someone else?And what happens when governments, tech giants, and criminals all collide around the same powerful new technology at the same time?Today, we’re diving into the rise of AI agents, the hidden risks behind the

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00:32:59

Ep 282. Deep Dive. Invisible Signals and the IT...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/12

This week’s deep dive explores a powerful theme shaping the modern threat landscape: invisible signals. From the devices we wear and drive to the AI systems we increasingly rely on, our technology is constantly emitting data — sometimes to protect us, sometimes to expose us.We begin with a new Android app called Nearby Glasses, designed to alert users when smart glasses like Meta’s Ray-Bans are detected nearby via Bluetooth manufacturer identifiers. It’s a citizen-built countermeasure to always-on

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00:09:40

Invisible Signals and the IT Privacy and Security...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/11

Ep 282 This week technology gets personal - whether you like it or not.In this update:- A new app that tells you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses.- Your car’s tire pressure sensors silently broadcasting your movements.- AI that can unmask anonymous social media accounts.- A full “Truman Show” investment scam powered by artificial intelligence.- AI assistants quietly reshaping the cybersecurity threat model.- A vulnerability that let websites hijack local AI agents.- AI finding

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00:23:09

EP 281.5 Deep Dive. At war. With the IT Privacy and...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/05

IntroductionWelcome back to: At war. The Deep Dive: With the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for March 3rd. 2026. episode 281. The podcast that makes sense of the week's most important technology and cybersecurity stories, without assuming you have a computer science degree.This week we have eight stories spanning AI gone wrong, AI used in warfare, a historic security milestone from Apple, and a new kind of AI agent that's making seasoned security professionals nervous. Let's

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00:21:06

At war. With the IT Privacy and Security Weekly...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/03/04

episode 281. This week's update that makes sense of the week's most important technology and cybersecurity stories, without assuming you have a computer science degree.This week we have eight stories spanning AI gone wrong, AI used in warfare, a historic security milestone from Apple, and a new kind of AI agent that's making seasoned security professionals nervous. Let's get into it.Find the full transcript to the podcast here.

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00:21:58

EP 280.5 Deep Dive. Trust Nobody. The IT Privacy and...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/02/26

These sources collectively examine the evolving landscape of digital threats and the vulnerabilities inherent in modern technology. They detail sophisticated cyber-as-a-service schemes like Starkiller, which bypasses traditional security, alongside physical risks such as directed-energy research and privacy flaws in household robotics. The reports also highlight how artificial intelligence is simultaneously streamlining security labor while introducing new risks through predictable password

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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/02/25

EP 280. “When Your Everyday Tech Quietly Turns Against You” “This week, a hobby project turned one man’s robot vacuum into a remote control for 7,000 homes, a new phishing service made the real login page your biggest enemy, and Texas decided your Wi‑Fi router is now a geopolitical issue.”Set the promise:“If you’re not technical but you live with passwords, smart gadgets, or online banking, this episode is about the invisible ways those tools can misbehave, and the one small fix you can make after

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00:18:38

EP 279.5 Deep Dive. Spill, with the IT Privacy and...

The AI, Privacy, and Security Weekly Update ·

2026/02/19

We open with China’s 8.7 billion-record megaleak, framing misconfigured infrastructure as a planetary-scale risk rather than a local breach. Lenovo’s U.S. class action then shows how invisible web trackers can quietly “spill” American browsing data to China, while South Korea’s heavy fines against Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany illustrate that even luxury brands now pay real money when they mishandle customer information.The focus then narrows to individuals: a 17.5M-user Instagram dataset on

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