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The Privacy Files | Episode 19
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Privacy Files, we’re diving deep into the rise of Flock Safety, the AI-powered license plate reader system sweeping across ne...
The Privacy Files | Episode 18
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Privacy Files, we break down the truth about the subscription model.What started as “convenience” has morphed into a system of ...
The Privacy Files: Deep Cover | Episode 17
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Deep Cover episode of The Privacy Files, I take a hard look at the Patriot Act, the 300+ page law passed just 45 days after 9/11 that permanen...
The Privacy Files | Episode 16
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Deep Cover edition of Privacy Files, we unpack the chilling story of Hannah Mossman Moore, a jewelry designer whose life was derailed ...
The Privacy Files | Episode 15
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we're pulling back the layers on the UK’s Online Safety Act—a law that claims to protect the public but is structurally designed to ...
The Privacy Files: Deep Cover Edition
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of Privacy Files, we're launching Deep Cover—a new format that goes beneath the headlines and straight into the mechanisms o...
The Privacy Files | Episode 13
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔍 What We CoveredThis week on The Privacy Files, we break down how the latest moves from OpenAI, Grok, and the DOD are quietly reshaping the future...
The Privacy Files | Episode 12
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I’m back from vacation and diving into the madness that unfolded while I was away.We’re breaking down:* Google’s not-so-private locat...
The Privacy Files | Episode 11
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:This week, I’m digging in to four headlines you probably missed—but shouldn’t have:* Germany forces Apple and Google to pull an ...
The Privacy Files | Episode 10
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:This week, we're digging into two major stories shaking up the data privacy world:* Amazon and Roku’s new advertising partnership—...
The Privacy Files | Episode 9
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode isn’t a “what if.” It’s a “this is happening right now.”From secret data access expansions to catastrophic corporate...
The Privacy Files | Episode 8
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:A staggering 184 million sets of login credentials have been dumped online—collected not from a big tech breach, but from everyday u...
The Privacy Files | Episode 7
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He got an email that looked like an Amazon receipt. He clicked.That one click gave a stranger access to everything—his inbox, his notes, and his mos...
The Privacy Files | Episode 6
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A woman joins a dating app after a long break. She does everything right—ghost mode, no last name, no location sharing.Still, someone finds her.Not ...
The Privacy Files | Episode 5
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description:A mom creates a YouTube channel to document her daughter’s early years.What started as a digital scrapbook turned into something far mor...
The Privacy Files | Episode 4
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You didn’t agree to it.You didn’t click a box.You probably didn’t even know it happened.And yet—your personal information is already being bou...
The Privacy Files | Episode 3
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She was grieving. Overwhelmed. Alone.So she downloaded a mental health app.It said it was private. It said it was safe.It wasn’t.In this episode of ...
The Privacy Files | Episode 2
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She just wanted to learn where she came from. Instead, she found herself tangled in a decades-old criminal investigation—just because she sent in a ...
The Privacy Files | Episode 1
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They thought they were safe. They were wrong.Welcome to The Privacy Files—a cinematic deep dive into true, terrifying stories from the modern survei...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 12
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, governments are finally catching up to Big Tech—or at least pretending to. But is any of it enough to actually protect your data, or is t...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 11
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s really in control of your data? Governments want backdoors into encryption, Big Tech wants to track your every move, and healthcare companies ...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 10
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who really owns your data? Governments want access, Big Tech wants control, and AI is reshaping the very nature of privacy. If you’re not paying att...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 9
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’re coming for your kids. They’re coming for your messages. And they already know everywhere you’ve been.This week on Last Week Beyond the F...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 8
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🔥 Apple Bows to UK Pressure, IRS Wants More of Your Data, and Amazon's Health Data Problem | Last Week Beyond the FirewallAnother week, another wav...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 7
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Governments want more access to your private data. Big Tech wants to use it to build billion-dollar AI models. And you? You’re just supposed to acce...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 6
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Google’s “Privacy Update” & Their AI Weapons Pivot—What’s Really Happening?Google says they care about your privacy. They say they’re cutt...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 5
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I’m diving into the AI story that has everyone talking—DeepSeek AI. It’s the latest big player in artificial intelligence, but here’...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall | Episode 4
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👉 Subscribe to Beyond the Firewall on SubstackThis Week on Last Week Beyond the FirewallLet’s face it—our digital lives are under siege, and st...
FBI’s Secret Malware Takedown & TikTok Banned?
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Week Beyond The Firewall: TikTok banned from U.S. app stores. The FBI dismantles a state-sponsored malware network. Millions of users’ data, in...
Cyber Secrets Exposed: Hacks, Breaches, and AI Innovations!
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week’s episode of Last Week Beyond The Firewall! Today, we’re diving deep into some of the most impactful stories in cybersecurity...
Last Week Beyond The Firewall
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of Last Week Beyond The Firewall, we dive into the biggest tech advancements and cyber threats of 2024. From Google’s quantum ...