Data Brokers Know Everything About You (ft. Yael Grauer)
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Data Brokers Know Everything About You (ft. Yael Grauer)
Data brokerage is a billion-dollar industry built on selling your personal information without your knowledge or consent. In this video, we uncover the shady world of data brokers with investigative reporter Yael Grauer (Consumer Reports) to find out how…
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Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’
https://www.theverge.com/tech/807834/meta-smart-glasses-privacy-laws-wearables
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Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’
“It’s not clear to me that a small red light would be sufficient notification in some states for someone to consent to being recorded.”
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Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control'
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Danish Presidency backs away from 'chat control' | Euractiv
The Danes will seek to propose a voluntary detection regime in the CSAM proposal, instead of controversial mandatory detection orders
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Clearview AI: Your face is in their database | This Week in Privacy #25
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Your Face is in Their Database. Now They Might Go to Jail.｜This Week in Privacy #25 (Oct 31, 2025)
NOYB, the non-profit digital rights group, has filed a lawsuit against Clearview AI for its illegal collection of EU citizens’ face images, Apple might be pulling App Tracking Transparency from Europe, Microsoft Teams might be snitching on you to your boss…
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Google issues security alert: Your VPN app could be spyware in disguise
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/google-issues-security-alert-your-vpn-app-could-be-spyware-in-disguise
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Google issues security alert: Your VPN app could be spyware in disguise
Google's November 2025 fraud advisory identified malicious VPNs as a rising threat
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Breyer: “The EU is playing us for fools" - Chat Control 2.0 Through the Back Door
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-through-the-back-door-breyer-warns-the-eu-is-playing-us-for-fools-now-theyre-scanning-our-texts-and-banning-teens/
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CHAT CONTROL 2.0 THROUGH THE BACK DOOR – Breyer warns: "The EU is playing us for fools – now they’re scanning our texts and banning…
Just before a decisive meeting in Brussels, digital rights expert and former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Patrick Breyer is sounding the alarm. Using a "deceptive sleight of hand," a mandatory and expanded Chat Control is being pushed through the…
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Firefox Just Got More Privacy Defenses! | This Week in Privacy #26 (Nov 14, 2025)
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Firefox Just Got More Privacy Defences!｜This Week in Privacy #26 (Nov 14, 2025)
Firefox is rolling out additional anti-fingerprinting detection, Chat Control is back and is being pushed through the EU Government, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #27!
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Google Plans to Restrict Installing Apps Outside Google Play to "Experienced Users"
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/17/google-plans-to-restrict-installing-apps-outside-google-play-to-experienced-users/
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Google Plans to Restrict Installing Apps Outside Google Play to "Experienced Users"
Google recently uploaded a blog post stating that some of their proposed plans to validate developer identities on Android could be bypassed by "a new advanced flow."
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EU Digital Omnibus Supposedly Simplifies Digital Privacy Regulation
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/19/eu-digital-omnibus-supposedly-simplifies-digital-privacy-regulation/
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EU Digital Omnibus Supposedly Simplifies Digital Privacy Regulation
The EU Commission has put forth their Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, which aims to simplify the GDPR in order to foster competitiveness.
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NovaCustom announces SHIFTphone with iodéOS: Security community concerned
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/20/novacustom-announces-shiftphone-with-iodeos-security-community-concerned/
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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/20/novacustom-announces-shiftphone-with-iodeos-security-community-concerned/
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NovaCustom announces SHIFTphone with iodéOS: Security community concerned
Dutch-based computer manufacturer NovaCustom announced that they are selling a configurable version of the SHIFTphone 8.1, a modular smartphone similar to the Fairphone, with iodéOS.
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Monero Node RPC Codebase Gets Improved Fuzzing Coverage
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/21/monero-node-rpc-codebase-gets-improved-fuzzing-coverage/
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Monero Node RPC Codebase Gets Improved Fuzzing Coverage
The Monero node codebase now has significant fuzzing coverage over its RPC endpoints, thanks to work by ADA Logics, funded and contracted through MAGIC Grants.
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GrapheneOS migrates server infrastructure from France amid police intimidation claims
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/22/grapheneos-migrates-server-infrastructure-from-france-amid-police-intimidation-claims/
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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/22/grapheneos-migrates-server-infrastructure-from-france-amid-police-intimidation-claims/
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GrapheneOS migrates server infrastructure from France amid police intimidation claims
The GrapheneOS project has announced on X that they are ceasing all operations in France, asserting that the country is no longer safe for "open source projects"
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Windows Announces “Experimental Agentic Features,” Admits Potential for Prompt Injection and Malware
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/19/windows-announces-experimental-agentic-features-admits-potential-for-prompt-injection-and-malware/
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https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/19/windows-announces-experimental-agentic-features-admits-potential-for-prompt-injection-and-malware/
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Windows Announces “Experimental Agentic Features,” Admits Potential for Prompt Injection and Malware
Windows will be getting a new feature called Copilot Actions that will allow Copilot to perform actions on behalf of the user by interacting with local files and applications.
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The Electronic Frontier Alliance is No More, Says EFF
https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/23/the-electronic-frontier-alliance-is-no-more-says-eff/
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The Electronic Frontier Alliance is No More, Says EFF
The Electronic Frontier Alliance has officially ended. In a brief statement on efa.eff.org, the Electronic Frontier Foundation stated that the EFA "concluded on November 20, 2025."
Privacy Guides Shop - Phase 1 Merch
We have some cool news to share this Black Friday: Privacy Guides is officially launching the first wave of new designs for our privacy advocacy merchandise shop!
The primary goal of this shop is to increase privacy awareness in local communities, so our margins are fairly thin, but your purchase will help out our project a bit, and more importantly you’ll get great quality items to show off to people.
Want to put Privacy Guides on your Christmas list this year? We also sell gift cards to this shop!
Additionally, unused gift card funds can be converted to a Privacy Guides membership upon manual request, at a rate of $10 in gift card funds per month. You must not be a current member to redeem this offer, we can only add membership time to free subscribers. Send us an email if you’d like to use your gift card for this purpose.
Overwhelmed by choices? Check the team picks page for a selection of some favorites.
Coming soon: We will be able to sell gift cards to this shop in exchange for cryptocurrency like Monero. Stay tuned!
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We have some cool news to share this Black Friday: Privacy Guides is officially launching the first wave of new designs for our privacy advocacy merchandise shop!
The primary goal of this shop is to increase privacy awareness in local communities, so our margins are fairly thin, but your purchase will help out our project a bit, and more importantly you’ll get great quality items to show off to people.
Want to put Privacy Guides on your Christmas list this year? We also sell gift cards to this shop!
Additionally, unused gift card funds can be converted to a Privacy Guides membership upon manual request, at a rate of $10 in gift card funds per month. You must not be a current member to redeem this offer, we can only add membership time to free subscribers. Send us an email if you’d like to use your gift card for this purpose.
Overwhelmed by choices? Check the team picks page for a selection of some favorites.
Coming soon: We will be able to sell gift cards to this shop in exchange for cryptocurrency like Monero. Stay tuned!
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Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/
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Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
OpenAI is now internally testing 'ads' inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy.
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Taylor Lorenz on KOSA, The SCREEN Act, and Repealing Section 230
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Dissecting Bad Internet Bills with a Digital Rights Advocate: KOSA, SCREEN Act, Section 230 Repeal
Privacy Guides sits down with technology journalist Taylor Lorenz to decipher a slate of bills being fast-tracked through Congress which threaten free speech, privacy, and your right to freely access information on the internet.
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There’s a Bipartisan Effort in the USA to End Free Speech Online
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Dissecting Bad Internet Bills with a Digital Rights Advocate: KOSA, SCREEN Act, Section 230 Repeal
Privacy Guides sits down with technology journalist Taylor Lorenz to decipher a slate of bills being fast-tracked through Congress which threaten free speech, privacy, and your right to freely access information on the internet.
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The West Is Trying To Destroy The Internet｜This Week in Privacy #32
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The West Is Trying To Destroy The Internet｜This Week in Privacy #32 (Dec 19, 2025)
The US is moving towards implementing unprecedented surveillance bills, Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch, UK lawmakers are targeting VPNs in the Online Safety Act debate, and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #32!…
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Why I don't like Louis Rossmann's new cell carrier
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Why I don't like Louis Rossmann's new cell carrier
I have a couple things to say after watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8SnNNq6MaI - Phreeli seems like mainly marketing hype, not real privacy :(
An issue with Phreeli's privacy policy: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/a-new-anonymous-phone-carrier…
An issue with Phreeli's privacy policy: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/a-new-anonymous-phone-carrier…
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