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Android 17 Is Looking Great for Privacy & Security

Android 17 Is Looking Great for Privacy & Security

May 15, 2026

This Week in Privacy #53

CalyxOS Is (Almost) Back But Is It Any Better?

CalyxOS Is (Almost) Back But Is It Any Better?

May 08, 2026

This Week in Privacy #52

Is Ubuntu Becoming the New Windows?

Is Ubuntu Becoming the New Windows?

May 01, 2026

This Week in Privacy #51

Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons)

Would You Pay $60 For A Browser? (ft. Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons)

April 24, 2026

This Week in Privacy #50

Tracking Opt-Outs Are Useless, Cal.com's Closed Source Chaos, Both Good & Bad Political News, and More!

Tracking Opt-Outs Are Useless, Cal.com's Closed Source Chaos, Both Good & Bad Political News, and More!

April 17, 2026

This Week in Privacy #49

Microsoft Hates Security, "Surveillance Wages" Are a Thing Now, FBI Recovered Signal Messages From Notification History, and More!

Microsoft Hates Security, "Surveillance Wages" Are a Thing Now, FBI Recovered Signal Messages From Notification History, and More!

April 10, 2026

This Week in Privacy #48

Claude Source Code Leak, Influencers' Kids Can Request Deletion, LinkedIn Scrapes Your Browser Extensions, and More!

Claude Source Code Leak, Influencers' Kids Can Request Deletion, LinkedIn Scrapes Your Browser Extensions, and More!

April 03, 2026

This Week in Privacy #47

US Bans Foreign Routers, systemd Age Verification, Meta & Google Lose Social Media Addiction Lawsuit, and more!

US Bans Foreign Routers, systemd Age Verification, Meta & Google Lose Social Media Addiction Lawsuit, and more!

March 27, 2026

This Week in Privacy #46

New iPhone Exploit Impacts Hundreds of Millions of Devices, FBI Resumes Buying Location Data, Google's New App Installation Process, and More!

New iPhone Exploit Impacts Hundreds of Millions of Devices, FBI Resumes Buying Location Data, Google's New App Installation Process, and More!

March 20, 2026

This Week In Privacy #45

Chat Control 1.0 Defeated, Google-free Pay on Android, DuckDuckGo's Independent Index, and more!

Chat Control 1.0 Defeated, Google-free Pay on Android, DuckDuckGo's Independent Index, and more!

March 13, 2026

This Week in Privacy #44

GrapheneOS Hardware Partner Revealed, ProtonMail shares user payment data, Apple devices approved for NATO use, and More!

GrapheneOS Hardware Partner Revealed, ProtonMail shares user payment data, Apple devices approved for NATO use, and More!

March 06, 2026

This Week In Privacy #43

Apple's Expanded Age Verification, Open Source Funding Issues, Amazon Wishlist Changes May Cause Doxing, and More!

Apple's Expanded Age Verification, Open Source Funding Issues, Amazon Wishlist Changes May Cause Doxing, and More!

February 27, 2026

This Week in Privacy #42

Meta's AI Glasses Get Worse, Password Managers Have Risks, iOS Privacy, and more!

Meta's AI Glasses Get Worse, Password Managers Have Risks, iOS Privacy, and more!

February 20, 2026

This Week in Privacy #41

Discord's Global Mandatory Age Verification, Nest Keeps Footage Even If You Don't Pay, Ring Gets Too Creepy For Everyone, and More!

Discord's Global Mandatory Age Verification, Nest Keeps Footage Even If You Don't Pay, Ring Gets Too Creepy For Everyone, and More!

February 13, 2026

This Week in Privacy #40

Apple’s Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?

Apple’s Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?

February 06, 2026

This Week in Privacy #39

WhatsApp May Not Be Safe, TikTok's New Owners, France and UK Ban Minors From Online Services, and more!

WhatsApp May Not Be Safe, TikTok's New Owners, France and UK Ban Minors From Online Services, and more!

January 30, 2026

Bitwarden Raises Prices, Microsoft Hands Over Encryption Keys, ICE's Numerous Privacy Concerns, and more!

Bitwarden Raises Prices, Microsoft Hands Over Encryption Keys, ICE's Numerous Privacy Concerns, and more!

January 23, 2026

Signal Founder Announces Private AI Alternative, Privacy Services Form a Privacy Alliance, Threema gets acquired (again) and more!

Signal Founder Announces Private AI Alternative, Privacy Services Form a Privacy Alliance, Threema gets acquired (again) and more!

January 16, 2026

This Week in Privacy #36

Google reduces AOSP source code releases, Cloudflare threatens to withdraw in Italy, California DROP Act enforced, and more!

Google reduces AOSP source code releases, Cloudflare threatens to withdraw in Italy, California DROP Act enforced, and more!

January 09, 2026

TWIP #35

Irish EU Council Presidency, Condé Nast Breach, Voluntary Location Tracking, and More!

Irish EU Council Presidency, Condé Nast Breach, Voluntary Location Tracking, and More!

January 02, 2026

Flock Camera Leaks, Google Searches Accessible By Warrant, EU VPN Data Retention, and More!

Flock Camera Leaks, Google Searches Accessible By Warrant, EU VPN Data Retention, and More!

December 26, 2025