Google is Using Your Emails for Targeting Ads AGAIN

Google has updated it's privacy policy to allow for data from Gmail and Google Photos to be used for personalized advertising, Bitwarden has made a controversial license change to it's published applications, Proton is allegedly 're-interviewing' staff about AI, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #77.

Episode sources: https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2026/10/30/google-is-using-your-emails-for-targeting-ads-again/
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:41) - Start of podcast
  • (01:15) - Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
  • (12:06) - Forum Discussion: Bitwarden dual license model
  • (21:49) - French Court's Site-Blocking Orders Drive Quad9 Out of France
  • (33:36) - Site updates
  • (37:56) - Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns
  • (47:05) - Forum Discussion: Linux GUI vs CLI Updates
  • (51:23) - Proton Expose
  • (01:32:22) - Outro
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