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This Week in Privacy

This Week in Privacy

Privacy Guides 61 Episodes Oct 9, 2026

A weekly live podcast from Privacy Guides covering updates on what they're working on, privacy news from around the industry, and anything their community wants to share. Privacy Guides is a non-profit, impartial organization focused on delivering the best online privacy advice and building a strong privacy community.

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Muse is Collecting YOUR Data (Even if You Don't Use It)
Muse is Collecting YOUR Data (Even if You Don't Use It) Oct 9, 2026 5420 Leaked internal documents show that Meta's Muse AI agent is building dossiers on your friends, family and you, even if you've never used it before, Kagi is ending Orion browser development on Linux and open sourcing it, and AI glasses are facing their first major government crackdown. Join us for This Week In Privacy #74.Episode sources:https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2026/10/09
Is This The End of Anonymous Reddit?
Is This The End of Anonymous Reddit? Oct 2, 2026 6532 Reddit is forcing users to login to view old.reddit.com, discontinuing it's RSS feeds and ending public API access killing privacy preserving third party clients. We'll be covering the latest in privacy & security news, so join us for This Week In Privacy #73! ★ Support this podcast ★
F-Droid 2.0 Is a Game Changer
F-Droid 2.0 Is a Game Changer Sep 25, 2026 4530 F-Droid just released their 2.0 update, the biggest update to the app in years, Discord is rolling out age verification once again, researchers have found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #72. (00:00) - Intro (00:37) - Start of podcast (01:16) - F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom (19:22) - Muse, Meta's extraor
Signal Numberless Registration is Here!
Signal Numberless Registration is Here! Sep 18, 2026 6271 Signal has rolled out registration without a phone number on Android in beta, Revolut breached customer data through fake law enforcement requests, X Chat has mysteriously disappeared from the App Store and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #71!Signal image in cover taken by About Signal: https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-registration-without-a-phone-number-now-available/ ★ Supp
The New Apple Watch is Always Listening?!
The New Apple Watch is Always Listening?! Sep 11, 2026 5189 Apple's new watches are always listening with their new Live Rewind feature, GrapheneOS plans to overhaul all it's default apps, LG's TVs have been caught listening even when they're offline or on standby, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #70. ★ Support this podcast ★
Why Did Google Disable this Security Feature?
Why Did Google Disable this Security Feature? Sep 4, 2026 5097 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! (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:20) - GrapheneOS Unable to Complete
Could This Be The End of Privacy Frontends?
Could This Be The End of Privacy Frontends? Aug 28, 2026 6441 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! ★ Support this podcast ★
Microsoft Copilot Continues To Be A Nightmare.
Microsoft Copilot Continues To Be A Nightmare. Aug 21, 2026 7307 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! ★ Support this podcast ★
The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS?
The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS? Aug 14, 2026 5565 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 ★ Support this podcast ★
Apple's "Private" Relay Exposed Your IP Address?!
Apple's "Private" Relay Exposed Your IP Address?! Aug 7, 2026 5460 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 ★ Support this podcast ★
This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested
This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested Jul 31, 2026 6559 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! (00:00) - Intro (00:44) - Start of podcast (02:15) - Activist charged with felony after giving borer agent "duress code" that wiped his phone (43:32) - The Pokémon Comp
Mullvad’s Co-owner Made A Controversial Donation
Mullvad’s Co-owner Made A Controversial Donation Jul 24, 2026 7129 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 #63 (00:00) - Intro (00:35) - Start of podcast (02:39) - Mullvad Dona

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