This Week in Privacy

Apple's new watches are always listening with their new Live Rewind feature, GrapheneOS plans to overhaul all it's default apps, LG's TVs have been caught listening even when they're offline or on standby, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #70. ★ Support this podcast ★

The GrapheneOS team has discovered that the Pixel 11 devices appear to have a key security feature disabled, the feature then re-appeared in a later beta update but was still disabled. We'll explain everything you need to know, and cover the latest privacy & security news on This Week In Privacy #69! (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - Start of podcast (01:20) - GrapheneOS Unable to Complete Pixel 11 Port Due to Cut Security Feature (04:29) - Pixel 11 Has Hardware MTE Support, "May Still Be Usable" for GrapheneOS (17:07) - Forum Updates: 1Password wades into a right wing mess after funding a Linux project (37:16) - SIte updates (45:15) - Trump Goes After Anonymous Email Provider in Italy. The Real Target Is Free Speech in the US (01:00:54) - California's Age Verification Bill Passes with Linux Exemption Intact (01:06:44) - Brave launches Email Aliases to keep your personal email address private from websites (01:14:41) - Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS: More Control, Fewer Distractions (01:21:09) - Q&A (01:23:13) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★

X.com has sent a cease and desist letter to Nitter, the privacy focused frontend for Twitter, demanding immediate takedown of the service and its repositories. This move brings into question whether other privacy frontends could also suffer the same fate, we'll discuss this and more on This Week In Privacy #68! ★ Support this podcast ★

Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data, no user interaction required beyond a single click. Microsoft's AI push seems to be backfiring as security incidents continue to increase. Join us for This Week In Privacy #67! ★ Support this podcast ★

Google has announced it's new chip the Tensor G6 which brings serious security upgrades to the new Pixel 11 devices, is it a good idea to pre-order or should you hold off? Join us for This Week In Privacy #66 (00:00) - Intro (00:40) - Start of podcast (01:34) - Google's new Tensor G6 brings serious performance efficiency, and security upgrades to the Pixel 11 series (16:40) - White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations (25:23) - Site updates (32:50) - Amazon will train on Twitch streamer's content by default, unless they opt out (40:10) - Forum Updates: Proton VPN accused of running price sensitivity testing (A/B Testing) on their customers (52:03) - Mozilla Issues New Firefox GPG Key Following Exposure (01:01:49) - More linked devices are on the table (and the Android tablet) (01:09:01) - Introducing Automatic Key Verification (01:13:42) - Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take? (01:19:55) - Q&A (01:31:35) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★