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The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?!
Ep. 46

The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?!

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!

New Exploit Affects 220 Million iPhones
Ep. 45

New Exploit Affects 220 Million iPhones

The ‘dark sword’ exploit affects over 220 million iPhones running outdated iOS versions, the FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, a Tennessee grandmother was jailed after an AI facial recognition error linked her to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!

Chat Control is Finally Dead?
Ep. 44

Chat Control is Finally Dead?

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.

GrapheneOS has a Hardware Partner!
Ep. 43

GrapheneOS has a Hardware Partner!

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!

Apple Rolls Out Age Verification Worldwide
Ep. 42

Apple Rolls Out Age Verification Worldwide

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!

Meta's Smart Glasses Just Got Creepier
Ep. 41

Meta's Smart Glasses Just Got Creepier

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!

Discord Wants Your ID!
Ep. 40

Discord Wants Your ID!

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.

Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?
Ep. 39

Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?

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.

WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?
Ep. 38

WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?

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.

Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices?
Ep. 37

Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices?

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!

Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?
Ep. 36

Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?

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!

 Is Google Abandoning Open Source?
Ep. 35

Is Google Abandoning Open Source?

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!