This Week in Privacy

108:52

Is This The End of Anonymous Reddit?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/10/03

Reddit is forcing users to login to view old.reddit.com, discontinuing it's RSS feeds and ending public API access killing privacy preserving third party clients. We'll be covering the latest in privacy & security news, so join us for This Week In Privacy #73!★ Support this podcast ★

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75:30

F-Droid 2.0 Is a Game Changer

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/09/25

F-Droid just released their 2.0 update, the biggest update to the app in years, Discord is rolling out age verification once again, researchers have found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #72.(00:00) - Intro (00:37) - Start of podcast (01:16) - F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom (19:22) - Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant has a serious 0-day (26:42) - Forum Discussion: Should Privacy Guides

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104:33

Signal Numberless Registration is Here!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/09/19

Signal has rolled out registration without a phone number on Android in beta, Revolut breached customer data through fake law enforcement requests, X Chat has mysteriously disappeared from the App Store and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #71!Signal image in cover taken by About Signal: https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-registration-without-a-phone-number-now-available/★ Support this podcast ★

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86:31

The New Apple Watch is Always Listening?!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/09/11

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 Privacy #70.(00:00) - Introduction (00:35) - Start of Podcast (01:25) - Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features (21:40) - Forum Updates: Android rolling out passkey transfers between password managers (28:45) -

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84:59

Why Did Google Disable this Security Feature?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/09/05

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 latest privacy & security news on This Week In Privacy #69!(00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:20) - GrapheneOS Unable to Complete Pixel 11 Port Due to Cut Security Feature (04:29) - Pixel 11 Has Hardware MTE Support, "May Still Be

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107:23

Could This Be The End of Privacy Frontends?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/08/29

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 same fate, we'll discuss this and more on This Week In Privacy #68!(00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of podcast (01:15) - X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping (21:25) - Android 17 adds ECH support to make web

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121:49

Microsoft Copilot Continues To Be A Nightmare.

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/08/22

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 This Week In Privacy #67!(00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of podcast (01:40) - Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked (14:18) - Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of

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92:46

The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/08/14

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(00:00) - Intro (00:40) - Start of podcast (01:34) - Google's new Tensor G6 brings serious performance efficiency, and security upgrades to the Pixel 11 series (16:40) - White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations (25:23) - Site updates (32:50) - Amazon will

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91:02

Apple's "Private" Relay Exposed Your IP Address?!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/08/07

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 Privacy #65(00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of the podcast (02:28) - Apple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses (13:39) - Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Search His Car for Weed (17:20) - Cities Are Ditching

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109:19

This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/07/31

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!(00:00) - Intro (00:44) - Start of podcast (02:15) - Activist charged with felony after giving borer agent "duress code" that wiped his phone (43:32) - The Pokémon Company is turning to facial recognition scans to help combat scalpers (46:56) - Facial Recognition at

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118:49

Mullvad’s Co-owner Made A Controversial Donation

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/07/24

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 border costing over $1 billion US dollars. Join us for This Week In Privacy #63(00:00) - Intro (00:35) - Start of podcast (02:39) - Mullvad Donation Controversy (34:46) - An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over

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103:59

Windows 0 Day Exploit Situation Is Wild

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/07/17

Microsoft just fixed a record number of vulnerabilities this patch Tuesday, but a 0 day exploit dropped right after leaving them scrambling, the Los Angeles Police Department just let it's contract expire with Flock, citing 'serious concerns' over privacy and Cloudflare is rolling out a creepy bot detection system that watches your keyboard and mouse movements. Join us for this Week In Privacy #62!(00:00) - Intro (00:40) - Start of podcast (01:04) - Windows 0-day drops the same day

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87:40

Did Apple Add A Keylogger to the App Store?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/07/10

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 require a camera aimed at your face! Join us for This Week In Privacy #61. (00:00) - Intro (00:36) - Start of podcast (01:03) - Apple adds keylogger to iOS App Store for targeted advertising (10:17) - A Third Party Breached The Intercept's Signal Tip

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91:33

CalyxOS Is Officially Back!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/07/03

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 This Week In Privacy #60. (00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of podcast (01:10) - CalyxOS is back - release 7.2.2.0 with full maintenance support (18:24) - Apple 'Hide My Email' Vulnerability Reveals People's Real Email Addresses (26:55) - Supreme Court

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90:58

No News is Good News? Q&A Episode

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/06/26

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 (00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of podcast (01:27) - Are there privacy advantages to desktop OS's vs GrapheneOS (06:50) - Announcing Mozilla.org (19:15) - Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs (32:07) - Site updates (38:00) - Are there any KeepAndroidOpen.org updates? (51:49) - White House app

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124:49

Android 17 for GrapheneOS is here! (sort of...)

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/06/19

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 will continue till March 2027, AMD has striped hardware cryptography from it's consumer CPUs and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #58(00:00) - Intro (00:39) - Start of podcast (01:13) - Android 17 Launched, What New Privacy/Security Features

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107:45

License Plate Readers Are Framing Innocent People

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/06/12

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 This Week In Privacy #57.(00:00) - Intro (00:49) - Start of podcast (01:14) - A flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away. (19:42) - WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group

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146:50

GTA V Cheaters Just Got Exposed!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/06/06

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 accounts and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #56.0:00 Intro0:43 Start of podcast1:47 Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers18:08 Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal

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150:37

GrapheneOS is Taking Accessibility Seriously!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/05/30

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 is putting AI cameras in school buses across the United States, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #55.(00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:18) - Initial release of GrapheneOS Spech Services for text-to-speech (14:23) -

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152:59

Google's Smart Glasses Are A Privacy Disaster

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/05/23

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!(00:00) - Intro (00:43) - Start of podcast (01:11) - Google smart glasses are coming this fall (27:52) - The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers (41:54) - Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI (56:41) - Site updates (01:04:28) - Discord

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