Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons)
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 stripped out, in the US - Nevada police are tracking phones locations without a warrant, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #50.
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:36) - Start of podcast
- (01:16) - Brave Origin strips web browser down to its core and asks you to pay for less
- (20:28) - Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning 'surveillance pricing'
- (31:03) - Site updates
- (37:31) - Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
- (51:17) - Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
- (57:05) - Exclusive: Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
- (01:12:35) - Forum updates
- (01:22:10) - Q&A
- (01:50:09) - Outro
Creators and Guests
Guest
Carey Parker
Carey Parker is the author of the book “Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security and Privacy for Non-Techies”. He hosts a podcast of the same name, as well as a blog and a newsletter. He recently retired from a 28-year career in software engineering to focus on teaching others how to defend their digital devices and protect their personal data.