Google recently announced upcoming features for Android 17 which features new privacy & security upgrades, Signal is adding warnings to protect against phishing attacks, Windows Bitlocker has been broken by a new zero-day and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #53

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:43) - Start of podcast
• (01:33) - What's New in Android Security and Privacy in 2026
• (13:00) - Signal adds security warning for social engineering phishing attacks
• (18:52) - Windows BitLocker zero-day gives access to protected drives, PoC released
• (28:29) - Site updates
• (35:43) - Only approved phones can pass Google's new reCAPTCHA, locking out privacy-focused alternatives
• (51:07) - Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22
• (01:08:31) - Forum updates
• (01:35:17) - Q&A
• (01:46:12) - Outro

After an extended break - CalyxOS has come back and released test builds of Android 16 for their supported devices, Disneyland is using facial recognition software in their parks, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security compelled Google to share data about Canadians because of social media posts and much more! Join us for this Week In Privacy #52!

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:37) - Start of podcast
• (01:23) - CalyxOS progress report - our test build with Android 16 is here
• (25:31) - Canvas login portals hacked in mass Shiny Hunters extortion campaign
• (40:36) - Site updates
• (50:08) - Google Chrome been silently pushing 4GB AI model to your device asking
• (01:13:29) - Microsoft Edge keeps all saved passwords unencrypted
• (01:22:12) - Forum updates
• (01:56:55) - Q&A
• (02:31:19) - Outro

Canonical has laid out it's plans to integrate "AI" features into Ubuntu Linux, Signal is working on a standalone desktop version, that doesn't require a smartphone, Greece is banning anonymity on social media and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #51

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:35) - Start of podcast
• (01:13) - Ubuntu's AI Plans have Linux users looking for a 'kill switch'
• (24:22) - Turkey to Ban Anonymous VPNs
• (28:17) - Greece to ban anonymity on social media
• (38:13) - CopyFail Most Linux Distros Affected by Local Privilege Escalation
• (01:08:41) - Site updates
• (01:17:14) - Women's Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in court
• (01:32:39) - RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires 'Full Alignment' with 'National Values'
• (01:45:23) - Forum updates
• (01:52:38) - Q&A
• (02:16:40) - Outro

This week we are joined by Carey Parker from Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons, Brave has announced a paid $60 version of Brave with bloatware and features stripped out, in the US - Nevada police are tracking phones locations without a warrant, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #50.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:36) - Start of podcast
• (01:16) - Brave Origin strips web browser down to its core and asks you to pay for less
• (20:28) - Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning 'surveillance pricing'
• (31:03) - Site updates
• (37:31) - Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
• (51:17) - Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
• (57:05) - Exclusive: Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
• (01:12:35) - Forum updates
• (01:22:10) - Q&A
• (01:50:09) - Outro

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://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/predictive-ai-w-carissa-veliz-university-of-oxford-professor

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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

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://privacyinterviews.transistor.fm/episodes/defending-privacy-w-cindy-cohn-effs-executive-director

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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!

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:45) - Start of podcast
• (01:09) - Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates
• (18:53) - Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept
• (36:51) - Site updates
• (44:01) - Little Snitch for Linux - Because Nothing Else Came Close
• (55:21) - Mini Q&A
• (01:05:05) - FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone
• (01:24:25) - Forum updates
• (01:40:04) - Q&A
• (01:58:06) - Outro