From Content Creator to Policymaker: Naomi Brockwell Is Defending Our Privacy
Naomi Brockwell is one of the most well-known educators in the privacy space today, and recently she’s begun using that voice to influence legislation here in the US that could be a significant step in regaining our privacy as citizens – by default. Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡…
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. 0:00 Intro 0:49 Start of podcast 1:29 Brave Origin strips web browser down to its core and asks you to pay for less 20:41 Maryland becomes first state to pass bill banning 'surveillance pricing' 31:16 Site updates 37:44…
How AI Prevents a Meritocracy - Carissa Véliz (Author, Oxford Professor, and Proton Board Member)
We sat down with Carissa Véliz, author of 'Privacy is Power' and Oxford AI Ethics professor, to talk about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in the digital age. Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, a renowned author and speaker, a board member of the Proton Foundation, and a member of UNESCO's Women 4 Ethical AI. Her new book,…
"I like to win." - EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn (Interview)
Privacy Guides sat down with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn to reflect on her over 30 years of service defending privacy and digital civil liberties at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the importance of community in activist spaces, and the big picture in our fight for privacy. Cindy Cohn's memoir, Privacy's Defender, is now available at a variety of retailers: https://www.eff.org/Privacys-Defender In "Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance," Cindy (@EFForg)…
Why Does Microsoft Hate Security? | This Week in Privacy #48 (Apr 10, 2026)
Microsoft is suspending developer accounts for key privacy tools like VeraCrypt and Wireguard, Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept, and more! Welcome to This Week In Privacy #48! 0:00 Intro 0:45 Start of podcast 1:09 Microsoft Abruptly Terminates VeraCrypt Account, Halting Windows Updates 18:53 Employers are using your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you’ll accept 36:51 Site updates 44:01 Little Snitch for Linux - Because Nothing Else…
Claude Code Leaked It's Own Source Code | This Week in Privacy #47 (Apr 2, 2026)
Anthropic's Claude Code just leaked it's own source code, ONLYOFFICE suspends Nextcloud partnership, LinkedIn scans your browser extensions, and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #47! Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our website: https://www.privacyguides.org Have a…
How to Influence Privacy Tech Policy | Austin Technology Commission | EFF-Austin Interactive '26
In this talk, three commissioners from the Austin Technology Commission (Districts 1, 2, & 10) pull back the curtain on how "ordinary" tech workers are influencing city policy on AI, surveillance, and digital equity. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF-Austin Interactive. Meet the panel: (from left to right) Steven P Apodaca: Chair of the Tech Commission (District 2) Brian Am Williams: Commissioner (District 1) Milena Pribic: Commissioner (District 10) Kevin Welch: Moderator & President of EFF-Austin More…
The US Bans New Foreign Made Routers?! | This Week in Privacy #46 (Mar 27, 2026)
The US's Federal Communications Commission has banned all foreign made routers stating their are not secure for use. Walmart digital price labels are coming to every store shelf in the US, Systemd has integrated age verification systems, and more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #46! 0:00 Intro 0:37 Start of podcast 1:13 The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US 23:31 Systemd's New Feature Brings Age Verification Option to Linux 38:11 Site updates 43:44 HK police can now…
The State Of The Internet w/An OG Digital Pioneer | Jon Lebkowsky | EFF-Austin Interactive '26
Jon Lebkowsky is a digital pioneer, veteran digital rights activist, author, and EFF-Austin board member. In this brief talk, he makes a call to return to the original vision of the internet. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF-Austin Interactive. Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬 Join the community: https://discuss.privacyguides.net ❤️ Support our work: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/about/donate/ 🏡 Visit our…
Chat Control is Finally Dead? | This Week in Privacy #44 (Mar 13, 2026)
European parliament MEPs vote to end untargeted mass scanning of private chats, is this the end of Chat Control? A new consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles with digital payment systems, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #44. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Start of podcast 1:18 Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats 7:54 Where are Jonah and Nate right now? 9:42 Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles…
GrapheneOS has a Hardware Partner! | This Week in Privacy #43 (Mar 6, 2026)
GrapheneOS has announced who their official hardware partner is, a new US Californian law is says all operating systems must have age verification, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #43! 0:00 Intro 0:20 Start of podcast 0:57 Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features 14:44 iPhone and iPad aprpoved to handle classified NATO information 23:25 Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, nudity, sex, and other footage 41:51 Site updates 49:35 OpenAI…
How to Maximize Your Privacy on iPhone.
We've covered the basics, like adjusting settings on your device, intermediate changes such as switching to private alternatives, and now it's time to cover advanced tips to protect your Privacy & Security on iPhone in our final course lesson. Let's dive in! 0:00 Intro 0:33 Harden device settings: Section 3.1 1:12 Changing your habits: Section 3.2 2:58 In conclusion: Section 3.3 Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out about our latest video content! 💬…