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Flock Exposes Mass Surveillance Cameras to the Internet
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy holidays! Join us for This Week in Privacy #33!
The West Is Trying To Destroy The Internet
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US is moving towards implementing unprecedented surveillance bills, Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch, UK lawmakers...
Can You Get Arrested For Wiping Your Phone?
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man is being charged for wiping his phone before being arrested, India is considering enabling GPS tracking on all mobile devices, a remote code exe...
Session Is Getting A Major Privacy & Security Boost!
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Session Messenger is getting a major privacy & security upgrade, age verification laws are shifting responsibility onto App Stores, Apple rejects ...
GrapheneOS Desktop Mode is Here!
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
GrapheneOS now has expanded desktop mode features in beta, X (Twitter) has been doxing user’s locations, Android’s Quick Share is now compatible w...
We've Hired Someone New!
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcoming Nate Bartram to Privacy Guides! Also: WhatsApp is rolling out interoperable messaging in the EU, Windows 11 is rolling out an AI agent that ...
Firefox Just Got More Privacy Defences!
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Firefox is rolling out additional anti-fingerprinting detection, Chat Control is back and is being pushed through the EU Government, and much more. Jo...
Data Brokers Leak Location Data of Top EU Officials?
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EU officials’ location data is up for sale, the United States declines to join the UN Cybercrime treaty, Chrome can now autofill your passport and d...
NOYB files criminal complaint against Clearview AI
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our top stories this week: NOYB files criminal complaint against Clearview.ai Denmark withdraws mandatory chat control proposal due to lack of suppor...
OpenAI's Creepy All Seeing Browser
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our top stories this week: OpenAI launches Atlas Browser for macOS AWS shutdown shutters Signal and smart beds alike Wisconsin lawmakers introduces V...
Who is Building the Official GrapheneOS Phone?
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our top stories this week: GrapheneOS confirms that will support a non-Pixel flagship phone in 2026 with the Snapdragon SOC Eclypsium, an embedded se...
The End of Windows Local Accounts?
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our top stories this week: Microsoft blocks the ability to bypass online accounts on Windows 11 Germany confirms its opposition to Chat Control; the ...
Could This Be the End of F-Droid?
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our top stories this week: F-Droid warns that Google’s mandatory developer registration would destroy the project. Google confirms that there will ...
Who Really Owns Your TikTok Data Now?
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2025/09/27/who-really-owns-your-tiktok-data-now/ Our top stories this week: A new report reveals that a Tik...
Governments Tie Your Account to Your ID, Free Speech Dies
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Governments are all trying to tie your accounts to your ID. Critics of Charlie Kirk are being doxxed, showing the problems with real name identificati...
Tor VPN and Signal Backups Beta Released
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Tor Project has officially released a new app called Tor VPN, Signal has released chat backup now in beta, Bluesky is caving to new age verificati...
Proton is Launching Another Product Already?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Proton is rolling out Proton Meet to visionary subscribers, with a public release coming soon. Google avoids getting broken up in their anti-trust cas...
Could This Be the End of Android Sideloading?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Google is planning to require developers to verify their identity before their apps can be side-loaded. The FTC is warning tech giants not to bow to e...
Clickjacking: A Major Password Manager Flaw?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is your password manager auto-fill extension leaking your secrets? Chat Control is back, and the EU council is set to vote on the proposal in two mont...
Is YouTube's New AI Judging What You Watch?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
YouTube is using AI to identify if you are underage to request age verification, GitHub just got less independent from Microsoft, Wikipedia might end ...
CalyxOS Falters - What's Next for Custom Android?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CalyxOS has announced they will be pausing their releases, Google is cracking open android after they were found to have an illegal monopoly, Firefox ...
ID Verification - A Major Threat to Privacy
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 co...
Proton Released A New Privacy Product?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Chrome OS & Android Are Merging?
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ChromeOS & Android are merging, Chrome extensions are being used as infostealers, Linux reaches 5% marketshare and much more. Welcome back to This...
The End of Anonymous Search?
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Search engines may start requiring ID verification in Australia. The sustainable smartphone, the Fairphone 6, has finally landed in the US. Law enforc...
Skiff Mail is shutting down
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on February 11, 2024
Australian Traffic Drones, Edge Stealing Tabs, & More!
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on February 7, 2024
The police are using fake AI faces to identify suspects, Mozilla is angry, & More!
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on January 27, 2024
v3.19 Update, Swiss Surveillance, Brave Updates & More!
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on January 20, 2024
AirDrop Encryption Cracked, Reddit asked for IPs, & More...
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on January 13, 2024
Age Verification Laws, Surveillance Legislation, & More...
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on January 6, 2024
Congress Pulls Surveillance Bill, LogoFAIL Exploit, & More...
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on December 16, 2023 on YouTube.
This Week in Privacy #1
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Livestreamed on December 9, 2023