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.
Episodes
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 ...
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) - Sta...
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 advertis...
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' Vulnerabili...
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 an...
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
- (...
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) - W...
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 Intro
0:43 Start of podcast
1:47 Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
18:08 Mic...
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 ...
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 ...
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 This Week In Privacy #53
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:43) - Start of podcast
- (01:33) - What's New in Android Security and Privacy in 2026
- (13:00) - Signal adds security warning for social engi...
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 data about Canadians because of social media posts and much more! Join us for this Week In Privacy #52!
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:37) - Start of podcast
- (01:23) - CalyxOS progress report - o...
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 Privacy #51
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:35) - Start of podcast
- (01:13) - Ubuntu's AI Plans have Linux users looking for a 'kill switch'
- (24:22) - Turkey to Ban Anonymous VPNs
- (28:17) - Greece to...
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...
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=E00mNfH75qM
- Listen in you...
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 Independ...
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=-PFv0ki3nDc
- Listen in your favorite podcast app: https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/defending-privacy-w-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-director
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!
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:45) - Start of podcast
- (01:09) - Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
- (18:53) - Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowe...
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!
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:42) - Start of podcast
- (01:19) - Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file
- (18:43) - California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media
- (26:39) -...
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!
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:37) - Start of podcast
- (01:13) - The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US
- (23:31) - Systemd's...
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