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This Week in Privacy · April 18 · 2 hr 15 min

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. (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:19) - Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit (18:05) - Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon) (32:45) - Cal.com is going closed source. Here's why. (39:26) - Discourse is Not Going Closed Source (52:21) - Site updates (58:16) - Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance (01:13:50) - 'No more excuses': Von Der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready (01:26:40) - Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan "Parents Decide Act" to Protect Kids Online (01:40:50) - Forum updates (01:57:53) - Q&A (02:14:13) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★

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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 Independent Audit
  • (18:05) - Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon)
  • (32:45) - Cal.com is going closed source. Here's why.
  • (39:26) - Discourse is Not Going Closed Source
  • (52:21) - Site updates
  • (58:16) - Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance
  • (01:13:50) - 'No more excuses': Von Der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready
  • (01:26:40) - Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan "Parents Decide Act" to Protect Kids Online
  • (01:40:50) - Forum updates
  • (01:57:53) - Q&A
  • (02:14:13) - Outro
★ Support this podcast ★
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