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  • Saturday · 1 hr 24 min

    Why Did Google Disable this Security Feature?

    The GrapheneOS team has discovered that the Pixel 11 devices appear to have a key security feature disabled, the feature then re-appeared in a later beta update but was still disabled. We'll explain everything you need to know, and cover the latest privacy & security news on This Week In Privacy #69! 0:00 Intro 0:45 Start of podcast 1:20 GrapheneOS Unable to Complete Pixel 11 Port Due to Cut Security Feature 4:29 Pixel 11 Has Hardware MTE Support, "May Still Be Usable" for GrapheneOS 17:07 Forum Updates: 1Password wades into a right wing mess after funding a Linux project 37:16 SIte updates 45:15 Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the US 1:00:54 California's Age Verification Bill Passes with Linux Exemption Intact 1:06:44 Brave launches Email Aliases to keep your personal email address private from websites 1:14:41: Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS: More Control, Fewer Distractions 1:21:09 Q&A 1:23:13 Outro

  • August 29 · 1 hr 47 min

    Could This Be The End of Privacy Frontends?

    X.com has sent a cease and desist letter to Nitter, the privacy focused frontend for Twitter, demanding immediate takedown of the service and its repositories. This move brings into question whether other privacy frontends could also suffer the same fate, we'll discuss this and more on This Week In Privacy #68! 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:15 X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping 21:25 Android 17 adds ECH support to make web browsing harder to track 35:52 Apple Won't Change Hide My Email Domain After Backlash 40:47 Site updates 47:09 Meta agrees to pay $18 billion settle US lawsuit over children's social media addiction 1:19:36 Microsoft tests new privacy controls for Windows 11 desktop apps 1:25:39 Introducing Obscura VPN for Windows 1:32:06 Q&A 1:45:09 Outro

  • August 26 · 38 min

    2026 Password Manager Tier List: Does Yours Stack Up?

    We compared the top password managers (and the ones not quite there yet) to find out how they stack up. Let us know where your favorite choice fell, or if we missed anything in the comments! Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Psono 02:32 Keeper 03:39 1Password 07:17 Proton Pass 09:23 Notebook 12:25 Apple Passwords 14:39 Dashlane 15:39 Browser Password Managers 17:45 Roboform 18:24 LastPass 21:28 Passbolt 23:24 Support Pitch 24:32 Bitwarden 26:18 Enpass 29:05 KeePassXC 31:54 NordPass 34:30 The F-Tier 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org You can also donate Monero (XMR) directly to our wallet: https://www.privacyguides.org/donate-monero/ Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ Sources: Copyright ©️ 2026 Privacy Guides. This video is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license. You can read the full license text here: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/main/LICENSE YouTube is known for silent censorship and general privacy malfeasance. If you want to discuss this video you can do so on our forum at https://discuss.privacyguides.net in addition to commenting here, and you can follow our channel on the fediverse at: https://neat.tube/c/privacyguides/videos Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible. 🎬 Credits Host: Nate Bartram Writer: Nate Bartram Editor: Nate Bartram Thumbnails: Jordan Warne Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon

  • August 21 · 2 hr 1 min

    Microsoft Copilot Continues To Be A Nightmare.

    Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data, no user interaction required beyond a single click. Microsoft's AI push seems to be backfiring as security incidents continue to increase. Join us for This Week In Privacy #67!

  • August 15 · 1 hr 32 min

    The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS?

    Google has announced it's new chip the Tensor G6 which brings serious security upgrades to the new Pixel 11 devices, is it a good idea to pre-order or should you hold off? Join us for This Week In Privacy #66 0:00 Intro 0:40 Start of podcast 1:34 Google's new Tensor G6 brings serious performance efficiency, and security upgrades to the Pixel 11 series 16:40 White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations 25:23 Site updates 32:50 Amazon will train on Twitch streamer's content by default, unless they opt out 40:10 Forum Updates: Proton VPN accused of running price sensitivity testing (A/B Testing) on their customers 52:03 Mozilla Issues New Firefox GPG Key Following Exposure 1:01:49 More linked devices are on the table (and the Android tablet) 1:09:01 Introducing Automatic Key Verification 1:13:42 Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take? 1:19:55 Q&A 1:31:35 Outro

  • August 12 · 49 sec

    Flock Cameras Secretly Track Abortions & Immigration #flock #flocksafety #privacy

    Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org You can also donate Monero (XMR) directly to our wallet: https://www.privacyguides.org/donate-monero/ Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ Sources: Copyright ©️ 2026 Privacy Guides. This video is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license. You can read the full license text here: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/main/LICENSE YouTube is known for silent censorship and general privacy malfeasance. If you want to discuss this video you can do so on our forum at https://discuss.privacyguides.net in addition to commenting here, and you can follow our channel on the fediverse at: https://neat.tube/c/privacyguides/videos Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible. 🎬 Credits Host: Writer: Editor: Executive Producer:

  • August 11 · 7 min

    This Billion-Dollar Network Is Secretly Tracking Your Car

    If you drive in America today, you've almost certainly been scanned by a Flock camera, maybe even hundreds of times. Your location, along with a timestamp and photo, all stored in a cloud database accessible to police departments across the country. Video clips shown under fair use for commentary/criticism. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Who/What is Flock? 01:20 Why is Flock Controversial? 02:13 Real Examples of Flock Problems 03:27 Why It's Not Hopeless 03:52 Support Pitch 04:19 How to Fight Back Against Flock 05:18 De-Flock's National Week of Action Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org You can also donate Monero (XMR) directly to our wallet: https://www.privacyguides.org/donate-monero/ Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ Sources: Copyright ©️ 2026 Privacy Guides. This video is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license. You can read the full license text here: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/main/LICENSE YouTube is known for silent censorship and general privacy malfeasance. If you want to discuss this video you can do so on our forum at https://discuss.privacyguides.net in addition to commenting here, and you can follow our channel on the fediverse at: https://neat.tube/c/privacyguides/videos Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible. 🎬 Credits Host: Nate Bartram (he/him) Writer: Nate Bartram Editor: Jordan Warne (they/them) Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon (he/him)

  • August 9 · 9 min

    The Secret War on Encryption: Inside Bullrun

    There are a lot of claims online that various services are honeypots or contain secret backdoors. Most of these claims are based only on circumstantial evidence - if any evidence at all. But it's not hard to see why people believe these stories. Governments have done exactly this sort of thing in the past, and continue to do so even to this day. This is the story of Bullrun, the National Security Agency's probably-ongoing effort to have eyes into every single digital service on the planet, and how you can you defend yourself against it. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 How Bullrun Came to Be 01:27 Strategy 1: Hacking 02:14 Strategy 2: Cooperation 04:02 Strategy 3: Interdiction 04:47 Strategy 4: Influence 06:07 Support Pitch 06:31 Why Mass Surveillance Isn't Hopeless 08:17 How to Defend Yourself Against NSA Mass Surveillance 08:56 Outro 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org You can also donate Monero (XMR) directly to our wallet: https://www.privacyguides.org/donate-monero/ Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ Sources: Copyright ©️ 2026 Privacy Guides. This video is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license. You can read the full license text here: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/main/LICENSE YouTube is known for silent censorship and general privacy malfeasance. If you want to discuss this video you can do so on our forum at https://discuss.privacyguides.net in addition to commenting here, and you can follow our channel on the fediverse at: https://neat.tube/c/privacyguides/videos Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible. 🎬 Credits Host: Nate Bartram (he/him) Writer: Nate Bartram (he/him) Editor: Jordan Warne (they/them) Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon (he/him)

  • August 9 · 1 hr 31 min

    Apple's "Private" Relay Exposed Your IP Address?!

    Researchers have discovered a host of issue's with Apple's iCloud Private Relay, namely one that allowed websites to see a user's hidden IP address, Linux market-share has just surpassed 10% in North America and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #65 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of the podcast 2:28 Apple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses 13:39 Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Search His Car for Weed 17:20 Cities Are Ditching Flock, Immediately Replacing It With Axon License Plate Readers 28:17 Forum updates: Proton seems to be working on its own web browser 44:51 New Pass-ta-key attacks lets malware hijack Google-synced passkeys 59:17 Site updates 1:04:51 Nearly 1,400 Bitcoin Hacked from Coldcard Wallets 1:15:48 Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America 1:25:06 Q&A 1:29:22 Outro

  • August 9 · 1 hr 49 min

    This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested

    An activist has been charged with a felony for providing a "duress code" which wiped his GrapheneOS device, we'll be discussing the legal implications and the latest privacy & security news on This Week In Privacy #64! 0:00 Intro 0:44 Start of podcast 2:15 Activist charged with felony after giving borer agent "duress code" that wiped his phone 43:32 The Pokémon Company is turning to facial recognition scans to help combat scalpers 46:56 Facial Recognition at Madison Square Garden 56:01 Forum updates: Surveillance Cameras Can Now Be Retrofitted to Track Your Wireless Device Fingerprint 1:05:58 Site updates 1:10:55 Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers 1:21:38 Inside the dystopian world of Germany's free speech crackdown 1:27:38 eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019 1:35:07 Q&A Time: Ask us anything in the livestream chat and we'll do our best to answer! 1:47:28 Outro

  • August 9 · 1 hr 58 min

    Mullvad’s Co-Founder Made A Controversial Donation

    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 #639hz 0:00 Intro 0:35 Start of podcast 2:39 Mullvad Donation Controversy 34:46 An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over $1 Billion 45:14 Forum updates: Is there space for another private messaging app 54:20 Site updates 1:02:34 The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required 1:14:03 Forum updates: Leave FCC Comment, Deadline Tomorrow 1:23:43 OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face 1:32:22 Forum updates: Is there a point in supporting projects? 1:41:58 Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage 1:56:54 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 27 min

    Did Apple Add A Keylogger to the App Store?

    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 advertising 10:17 A Third Party Breached The Intercept's Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers 21:16 Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader 36:15 Site updates 41:14 ICE's Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics 54:01 All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It's Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes 01:04:34 Forum updates 01:23:21 Q&A 01:25:50 Outro

  • July 15 · 11 min

    It's Time to Ditch Plex Media Server...

    Plex just announced they are raising the price of their lifetime Plex Pass from $250 to a whopping $750. If you don’t want to be forced into a perpetual subscription model or drop a small fortune, it’s time to look at the best free, open-source, and privacy-respecting alternative: Jellyfin. Jellyfin: https://jellyfin.org/ Jellyfin Documentation: https://jellyfin.org/docs/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - What is Plex? 01:03 - The Plex Price Hike 02:17 - Jellyfin: The Free Plex Alternative 03:21 - How to Install Jellyfin 03:39 - Picking a Jellyfin Server 04:31 - Installing Ubuntu 06:29 - How to Use SSH 07:25 - Installing Jellyfin 08:01 - Support Pitch 08:37 - Where to Get Content For Your Home Media Server 09:59 - Should You Make Jellyfin Remotely Accessible? Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org Have a question, comment, or tip for us? You can securely reach us on Signal at @privacyguides.01 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/ Sources: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/06/22/its-time-to-ditch-plex-media-server/ Copyright ©️ 2026 Privacy Guides. This video is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license. You can read the full license text here: https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/blob/main/LICENSE YouTube is known for silent censorship and general privacy malfeasance. If you want to discuss this video you can do so on our forum at https://discuss.privacyguides.net in addition to commenting here, and you can follow our channel on the fediverse at: https://neat.tube/c/privacyguides/videos Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible. 🎬 Credits Host: Nate Bartram (he/him) Writer: Nate Bartram Editor: Jordan Warne (they/them) Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon (he/him)

  • July 15 · 1 hr 27 min

    Did Apple Add A Keylogger to the App Store?

    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 advertising 10:17 A Third Party Breached The Intercept's Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers 21:16 Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader 36:15 Site updates 41:14 ICE's Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics 54:01 All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It's Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes 01:04:34 Forum updates 01:23:21 Q&A 01:25:50 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 31 min

    CalyxOS Is Officially Back!

    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. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:10 CalyxOS is back - release 7.2.2.0 with full maintenance support 18:24 Apple 'Hide My Email' Vulnerability Reveals People's Real Email Addresses 26:55 Supreme Court ruling guts government's use of geofence warrants 34:28 Site updates 40:14 WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags 50:54 Woman Surprised When Flock Surveillance Tower Appears in Her Yard Without Warning 56:54 Forum updates 1:15:15 Q&A 1:29:40 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 30 min

    No News is Good News? Q&A Episode

    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 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:27 Are there privacy advantages to desktop OS's vs GrapheneOS 6:50 Announcing Mozilla.org 19:15 Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs 32:07 Site updates 38:00 Are there any KeepAndroidOpen.org updates? 51:49 White House app auto-downloads to government phones, can't be uninstalled 1:03:57 50% of LG and Samsung smart TV apps embed residential proxies 1:18:50 Forum updates 1:28:42 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 31 min

    CalyxOS Is Officially Back!

    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. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:10 CalyxOS is back - release 7.2.2.0 with full maintenance support 18:24 Apple 'Hide My Email' Vulnerability Reveals People's Real Email Addresses 26:55 Supreme Court ruling guts government's use of geofence warrants 34:28 Site updates 40:14 WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags 50:54 Woman Surprised When Flock Surveillance Tower Appears in Her Yard Without Warning 56:54 Forum updates 1:15:15 Q&A 1:29:40 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 30 min

    No News is Good News? Q&A Episode

    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 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:27 Are there privacy advantages to desktop OS's vs GrapheneOS 6:50 Announcing Mozilla.org 19:15 Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs 32:07 Site updates 38:00 Are there any KeepAndroidOpen.org updates? 51:49 White House app auto-downloads to government phones, can't be uninstalled 1:03:57 50% of LG and Samsung smart TV apps embed residential proxies 1:18:50 Forum updates 1:28:42 Outro

  • July 15 · 2 hr 4 min

    Android 17 for GrapheneOS is here! (sort of...)

    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. 0:00 Intro 0:39 Start of podcast 1:13 Android 17 Launched, What New Privacy/Security Features Does it Bring? 17:32 (Canadian) Liberals dismiss 'tinfoil hat' privacy fears as lawful access bill passes 28:37 Controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue. 50:13 Site updates 54:58 If the FCC Bans Burner Phones, It Could Be a Privacy Nightmare 1:27:54 UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews 1:39:20 Forum updates 1:55:35 Q&A 2:03:06 Outro

  • July 15 · 1 hr 47 min

    License Plate Readers Are Framing Innocent People

    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. 0:00 Intro 0:49 Start of podcast 1:14 A flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away. 19:42 WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order 27:30 Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data 42:39 Site updates 51:50 New apple feature automatically changes your compromised passwords 58:17 Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill 1:09:18 Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer 1:17:29 Forum updates 1:27:42 Q&A 1:45:55 Outro

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