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This Week in Privacy

A weekly live podcast from Privacy Guides - We cover updates on what we’re working on, privacy news from around the industry, and anything our community wants to share. Privacy Guides is a non-profit, impartial organization that is focused on delivering the best online privacy advice and building a strong privacy community.

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111:44

Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don't...

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/25

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 more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #50. (00:00) - Intro (00:36) - Start of podcast (01:16) - Brave Origin strips web browser down to its core and asks you to pay for less (20:28) - Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning 'surveillance

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3:38

Predictive AI w/ Carissa Véliz, Author of 'Privacy is...

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/19

We recently interviewed Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and University of Oxford associate 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 the digital age. Her new book, ‘Prophecy,’ comes out on April 21st.View on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E00mNfH75qMListen in your favorite podcast app:

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135:56

Are Privacy Opt-Outs Useless?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/18

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 for This Week In Privacy #49.(00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:19) - Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit (18:05) - Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon) (32:45) -

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2:05

Interview with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/13

We recently interviewed Cindy Cohn, EFF Executive Director and author of her new memoir: “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance”View on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PFv0ki3nDcListen in your favorite podcast app: https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/defending-privacy-w-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-directorThe RSS feed for our audio interviews is separate from This Week in Privacy, you can find it at

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120:23

Why Does Microsoft Hate Security?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/11

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!

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96:15

Claude Code Leaked It's Own Source Code

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/04/03

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!

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123:50

The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/03/28

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. Join us for This Week In Privacy #46!

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114:27

New Exploit Affects 220 Million iPhones

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/03/20

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 more, join us for This Week In Privacy #45!

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74:05

Chat Control is Finally Dead?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/03/13

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.

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119:38

GrapheneOS has a Hardware Partner!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/03/07

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!

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121:26

Apple Rolls Out Age Verification Worldwide

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/03/01

Apple is verifying user’s ages to download R18+ apps and games on the app store globally to comply with age verification laws, people across the US are destroying and dismantling FLOCK cameras, Firefox has a new “block AI” switch to disable AI features, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #42!

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105:28

Meta's Smart Glasses Just Got Creepier

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/02/21

Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to their smart glasses, popular password managers fall short of their “zero knowledge” claims, Apple is testing end-to-end encryption with RCS in iOS 26.4 beta, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #41!

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129:36

Discord Wants Your ID!

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/02/14

Discord is facing backlash after requiring all users to provide ID to access age restricted servers and channels, this comes after Discord breached 70,000 of its users government ID documents, Apple is moving to remove anonymous chat apps from the App Store, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #40.

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108:12

Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/02/07

The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, RAM shortages have hit Raspberry Pi prices, more countries are rolling out Australia style under 16 social media bans, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #39.

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114:47

WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/01/31

WhatsApp encryption is coming under scrutiny, French lawmakers are pushing an under-15s social media ban, TikTok’s privacy policy has gotten worse after it has been bought by American investors, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #38.

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93:53

Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/01/24

Bitwarden is raising prices, Microsoft handed over encryption keys to the FBI, U.S. ICE agents are misidentifying people with facial recognition, and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #37!

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107:07

Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/01/17

Moxie Marlinspike has created a private AI alternative called Confer, Windscribe has helped form a privacy alliance, Threema got acquired by Comitis Capital, E2EE comes to RCS messaging on iOS 26.3, and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #36!

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116:22

Is Google Abandoning Open Source?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/01/10

Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryptocurrency theft attacks are still being traced to the 2022 Lastpass breach and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #35!

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112:12

What Will the EU Do Next?

This Week in Privacy ·

2026/01/03

Happy New Year! Join us for This Week in Privacy #34!

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126:08

Flock Exposes Mass Surveillance Cameras to the Internet

This Week in Privacy ·

2025/12/27

Happy holidays! Join us for This Week in Privacy #33!

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