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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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- 6 days ago2h 30m
GrapheneOS is Taking Accessibility Seriously!
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. - Intro - Start of podcast - Initial release of GrapheneOS Spech Services for text-to-speech - Identifying People Using Wi-Fi Routers - Site updates - California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash - Funding F-Droid and Internet Freedom - Perfect randomness realized for the first time - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- 2 weeks ago2h 32m
Google's Smart Glasses Are A Privacy Disaster
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! - Intro - Start of podcast - Google smart glasses are coming this fall - The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers - Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI - Site updates - Discord rolls out end-to-end encryption on voice, video calls - Poland urges officials to ditch Signal for state-run messaging apps - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- 3 weeks ago1h 49m
Android 17 Is Looking Great for Privacy & Security
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 - Intro - Start of podcast - What's New in Android Security and Privacy in 2026 - Signal adds security warning for social engineering phishing attacks - Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released - Site updates - Only approved phones can pass Google's new reCAPTCHA, locking out privacy-focused alternatives - Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22 - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- 4 weeks ago2h 33m
CalyxOS Is (Almost) Back But Is It Any Better?
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! - Intro - Start of podcast - CalyxOS progress report - our test build with Android 16 is here - Canvas login portals hacked in mass Shiny Hunters extortion campaign - Site updates - Google Chrome been silently pushing 4GB AI model to your device asking - Microsoft Edge keeps all saved passwords unencrypted - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- May 2, 20262h 18m
Is Ubuntu Becoming the New Windows?
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 - Intro - Start of podcast - Ubuntu's AI Plans have Linux users looking for a 'kill switch' - Turkey to Ban Anonymous VPNs - Greece to ban anonymity on social media - CopyFail Most Linux Distros Affected by Local Privilege Escalation - Site updates - Women's Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in court - RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires 'Full Alignment' with 'National Values' - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- Apr 25, 20261h 51m
Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)
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. - Intro - Start of podcast - Brave Origin strips web browser down to its core and asks you to pay for less - Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning 'surveillance pricing' - Site updates - Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox - Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims - Exclusive: Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
- Apr 19, 20263 min
Predictive AI w/ Carissa Véliz, Author of 'Privacy is Power' & 'Prophecy'
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: https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/predictive-ai-w-carissa-veliz-university-of-oxford-professorThe RSS feed for our audio interviews is separate from This Week in Privacy, you can find it at https://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/subscribe ★ Support this podcast ★
- Apr 18, 20262h 15m
Are Privacy Opt-Outs Useless?
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. - Intro - Start of podcast - Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit - Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon) - Cal.com is going closed source. Here's why. - Discourse is Not Going Closed Source - Site updates - Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance - 'No more excuses': Von Der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready - Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan "Parents Decide Act" to Protect Kids Online - Forum updates - Q&A - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
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