This Week in Privacy
Episodes
GTA V Cheaters Just Got Exposed!
06 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu just got hacked exposing thousands of gamers as cheaters, Microsoft is under fire for threatening a security researcher...
GrapheneOS is Taking Accessibility Seriously!
30 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GrapheneOS has announced the public release for it's speech synthesis service, which is open source and created in house by the GrapheneOS team, meanw...
Google's Smart Glasses Are A Privacy Disaster
23 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google has announced Android XR it's new smart glasses platform, we'll dive into why this is such a threat to your privacy and why this announcement i...
Android 17 Is Looking Great for Privacy & Security
16 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google recently announced upcoming features for Android 17 which features new privacy & security upgrades, Signal is adding warnings to protect ag...
CalyxOS Is (Almost) Back But Is It Any Better?
09 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After an extended break - CalyxOS has come back and released test builds of Android 16 for their supported devices, Disneyland is using facial recogni...
Is Ubuntu Becoming the New Windows?
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 requir...
Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Predictive AI w/ Carissa Véliz, Author of 'Privacy is Power' & 'Prophecy'
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We recently interviewed Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and University of Oxford associate professor, to talk about how predictive AI will ...
Are Privacy Opt-Outs Useless?
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Interview with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We recently interviewed Cindy Cohn, EFF Executive Director and author of her new memoir: “Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital...
Why Does Microsoft Hate Security?
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft is suspending developer accounts for key privacy tools like VeraCrypt and Wireguard, Employers are using your personal data to figure out th...
Claude Code Leaked It's Own Source Code
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic’s Claude Code just leaked it’s own source code, ONLYOFFICE suspends Nextcloud partnership, LinkedIn scans your browser extensions, and m...
The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?!
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The US’s Federal Communications Commission has banned all foreign made routers stating their are not secure for use. Walmart digital price labels ar...
New Exploit Affects 220 Million iPhones
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The ‘dark sword’ exploit affects over 220 million iPhones running outdated iOS versions, the FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, a T...
Chat Control is Finally Dead?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
European parliament MEPs vote to end untargeted mass scanning of private chats, is this the end of Chat Control? A new consortium wants to remove cust...
GrapheneOS has a Hardware Partner!
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
GrapheneOS has announced who their official hardware partner is, a new US Californian law is says all operating systems must have age verification, an...
Apple Rolls Out Age Verification Worldwide
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple is verifying user’s ages to download R18+ apps and games on the app store globally to comply with age verification laws, people across the US ...
Meta's Smart Glasses Just Got Creepier
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to their smart glasses, popular password managers fall short of their “zero knowledge” claims, App...
Discord Wants Your ID!
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Discord is facing backlash after requiring all users to provide ID to access age restricted servers and channels, this comes after Discord breached 70...
Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, RAM shortages have hit Raspberry Pi prices, more countries are...
WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WhatsApp encryption is coming under scrutiny, French lawmakers are pushing an under-15s social media ban, TikTok’s privacy policy has gotten worse a...
Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices?
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bitwarden is raising prices, Microsoft handed over encryption keys to the FBI, U.S. ICE agents are misidentifying people with facial recognition, and ...
Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Moxie Marlinspike has created a private AI alternative called Confer, Windscribe has helped form a privacy alliance, Threema got acquired by Comitis C...
Is Google Abandoning Open Source?
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryp...
What Will the EU Do Next?
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Flock Exposes Mass Surveillance Cameras to the Internet
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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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