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This Week in Privacy

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A weekly live podcast from Privacy Guides - We cover updates on what we’re working on, privacy news from around the industry, and anything our community wants to share. Privacy Guides is a non-profit, impartial organization that is focused on delivering the best online privacy advice and building a strong privacy community.

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CalyxOS Falters - What's Next for Custom Android? 08.08.2025 1:07:21

CalyxOS has announced they will be pausing their releases, Google is cracking open android after they were found to have an illegal monopoly, Firefox extensions are being used for phishing attacks and much more, join us for This Week In Privacy #13! ★ Support this podcast ★

ID Verification - A Major Threat to Privacy 01.08.2025 1:10:24

Tea, a dating and women’s safety app had a huge breach of it’s users ID documents, highlighting how risky adding ID verification can be when it comes to user privacy. The UK is cracking down on VPNs after their usage has skyrocketed due to age verification, the Australian government is threatening Signal, and much more, join us for This Week In Privacy #12! ★ Support this podcast ★

Proton Released A New Privacy Product? 25.07.2025 1:09:31

Proton released a new privacy product called Lumo, the UK is backing down on it’s ban on Apple’s ADP, Mastodon just got a neat feature to increase it’s sustainability and much more, join us for This Week In Privacy #11! ★ Support this podcast ★

Chrome OS & Android Are Merging? 18.07.2025 1:06:16

ChromeOS & Android are merging, Chrome extensions are being used as infostealers, Linux reaches 5% marketshare and much more. Welcome back to This Week In Privacy #10! ★ Support this podcast ★

The End of Anonymous Search? 11.07.2025 42:37

Search engines may start requiring ID verification in Australia. The sustainable smartphone, the Fairphone 6, has finally landed in the US. Law enforcement in a certain country is targeting GrapheneOS users, and much more. Welcome back to This Week In Privacy #9! ★ Support this podcast ★

Skiff Mail is shutting down 12.02.2024 14:59

Livestreamed on February 11, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★

Australian Traffic Drones, Edge Stealing Tabs, & More! 06.02.2024 13:33

Livestreamed on February 7, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★

The police are using fake AI faces to identify suspects, Mozilla is angry, & More! 27.01.2024 14:03

Livestreamed on January 27, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★

v3.19 Update, Swiss Surveillance, Brave Updates & More! 20.01.2024 24:43

Livestreamed on January 20, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★

AirDrop Encryption Cracked, Reddit asked for IPs, & More... 13.01.2024 17:36

Livestreamed on January 13, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★

Age Verification Laws, Surveillance Legislation, & More... 06.01.2024 11:46

Livestreamed on January 6, 2024 ★ Support this podcast ★