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Apr 19, 2026

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=E00mNfH75qM Listen in your favorite podcast app: https://fm.neat.tube/@privacyguides/episodes/predictive-ai-w-carissa-veliz-university-of-oxford-professor The RSS feed for our audio interviews is separate from This Week in Privacy, you can find it at https://fm.neat.tube/@privacyguides/feed.xml

2:15:55

Ep. 49 Apr 18, 2026

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.

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Apr 13, 2026

Interview with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn

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://fm.neat.tube/@privacyguides/episodes/defending-privacy-w-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-director The RSS feed for our audio interviews is separate from This Week in Privacy, you can find it at https://fm.neat.tube/@privacyguides/feed.xml

2:00:22

Ep. 48 Apr 11, 2026

Why Does Microsoft Hate Security?

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!

1:36:14

Ep. 47 Apr 3, 2026

Claude Code Leaked It's Own Source Code

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!

2:03:50

Ep. 46 Mar 28, 2026

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!

1:54:26

Ep. 45 Mar 20, 2026

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!

1:14:04

Ep. 44 Mar 13, 2026

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.

1:59:37

Ep. 43 Mar 7, 2026

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!

2:01:25

Ep. 42 Mar 1, 2026

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!

1:45:27

Ep. 41 Feb 21, 2026

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!

2:09:35

Ep. 40 Feb 14, 2026

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.

1:48:12

Ep. 39 Feb 7, 2026

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.

1:54:47

Ep. 38 Jan 31, 2026

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.

1:33:53

Ep. 37 Jan 24, 2026

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!

1:47:07

Ep. 36 Jan 17, 2026

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!

1:56:21

Ep. 35 Jan 10, 2026

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!

1:52:11

Ep. 34 Jan 3, 2026

What Will the EU Do Next?

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