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Governments Tie Your Account to Your ID, Free Speech Dies
Governments are all trying to tie your accounts to your ID. Critics of Charlie Kirk are being doxxed, showing the problems with real name identification online and how...
Tor VPN and Signal Backups Beta Released
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 verification laws, and much...
Proton is Launching Another Product Already?
Proton is rolling out Proton Meet to visionary subscribers, with a public release coming soon. Google avoids getting broken up in their anti-trust case but must share ...
Could This Be the End of Android Sideloading?
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 encryption backdoo...
Clickjacking: A Major Password Manager Flaw?
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 months. Encrypted mes...
Is YouTube's New AI Judging What You Watch?
YouTube is using AI to identify if you are underage to request age verification, GitHub just got less independent from Microsoft, Wikipedia might end up requiring age ...
CalyxOS Falters - What's Next for Custom Android?
CalyxOS has announced they will be pausing their releases, Google is cracking open android after they were found to have an illegal monopoly, Firefox extensions are be...
ID Verification - A Major Threat to Privacy
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 comes to user privacy. ...
Proton Released A New Privacy Product?
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 it’s sustainability ...
Chrome OS & Android Are Merging?
ChromeOS & Android are merging, Chrome extensions are being used as infostealers, Linux reaches 5% marketshare and much more. Welcome back to This Week In Privacy #10!
The End of Anonymous Search?
Search engines may start requiring ID verification in Australia. The sustainable smartphone, the Fairphone 6, has finally landed in the US. Law enforcement in a certai...
The police are using fake AI faces to identify suspects, Mozilla is angry, & More!
Livestreamed on January 27, 2024