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🎥🔴Episode #40 of This Week in Privacy is live in 15 minutes, we'll be answering questions
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Discord Wants Your ID! | This Week in Privacy #40 (Feb 13, 2026)
Discord is facing backlash after requiring all users to provide ID to access age restricted servers and channels, this comes after Discord breached 70,000 of...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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📅 Mark your calendars, Privacy Guides is going live this Friday with our podcast This Week In Privacy. 🔴🎥
📣 We'll be discussing the recent move by Discord to require ID, trending topics & answering questions live!
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📣 We'll be discussing the recent move by Discord to require ID, trending topics & answering questions live!
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Discord Wants Your ID! | This Week in Privacy #40 (Feb 13, 2026)
Discord is facing backlash after requiring all users to provide ID to access age restricted servers and channels, this comes after Discord breached 70,000 of...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
📅 Mark your calendars, Privacy Guides is going live this Friday with our podcast This Week In Privacy. 🔴🎥
📣 We'll be discussing the recent move by Discord to require ID, trending topics & answering questions live!
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📣 We'll be discussing the recent move by Discord to require ID, trending topics & answering questions live!
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🎥🔴Episode #39 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, we're answering questions
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Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI? | This Week in Privacy #39 (Feb 6, 2026)
The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are using Palantir facial...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Episode #38 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, we're answering questions from the community and covering the latest privacy news! youtube.com/live/Hpgn3xr...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Episode #38 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, we're answering questions from the community and covering the latest privacy news! youtube.com/live/Hpgn3xr...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:24 PM
There's a lot going on in the United States. If you plan to exercise your legal right to protest, we kindly remind you to not RSVP online, "check in" on a social app, or share your name or email with protest organizers.
January 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
There's a lot going on in the United States. If you plan to exercise your legal right to protest, we kindly remind you to not RSVP online, "check in" on a social app, or share your name or email with protest organizers.
📅 January 28th is international Data Privacy Day!
It's 2026, and your personal data privacy has never been more important. Privacy is an essential right when it comes to personal safety, upholding democracy, keeping our freedom of speech, and building community. 🧵
It's 2026, and your personal data privacy has never been more important. Privacy is an essential right when it comes to personal safety, upholding democracy, keeping our freedom of speech, and building community. 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
📅 January 28th is international Data Privacy Day!
It's 2026, and your personal data privacy has never been more important. Privacy is an essential right when it comes to personal safety, upholding democracy, keeping our freedom of speech, and building community. 🧵
It's 2026, and your personal data privacy has never been more important. Privacy is an essential right when it comes to personal safety, upholding democracy, keeping our freedom of speech, and building community. 🧵
It's Data Privacy Week ✨
There's never been a better time to take back your privacy, that's why we'll be sharing new tips every day that'll help you improve your privacy & security posture. 🔒
There's never been a better time to take back your privacy, that's why we'll be sharing new tips every day that'll help you improve your privacy & security posture. 🔒
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 AM
It's Data Privacy Week ✨
There's never been a better time to take back your privacy, that's why we'll be sharing new tips every day that'll help you improve your privacy & security posture. 🔒
There's never been a better time to take back your privacy, that's why we'll be sharing new tips every day that'll help you improve your privacy & security posture. 🔒
Episode #37 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, come say hi and get up to date on the latest privacy & security news! www.youtube.com/live/fmFuXR4...
Why is Bitwarden Raising Prices? | This Week in Privacy #37 (Jan 23, 2026)
Bitwarden is raising prices, one of the alternative EU appstores is closing down, U.S. ICE agents are misidentifying people with facial recognition, the UK i...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?｜This Week in Privacy #36 (Jan 16, 2026)
Moxie Marlinspike has created a private AI alternative called Confer, Windscribe has helped form a privacy alliance, Threema got acquired by Comitis Capital,...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
We're back in an hour for This Week in Privacy #36, tune in and ask us questions in our chat!
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Thanks to @privacyguides.org for the review of our platform!
“After using their platform for the past few weeks, I can comfortably write that Hush Line accomplishes its mission astoundingly well.”
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“After using their platform for the past few weeks, I can comfortably write that Hush Line accomplishes its mission astoundingly well.”
www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
Hush Line review: An accessible whistleblowing platform for journalists and lawyers alike
Tip lines don't work if your source does not know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work?
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January 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Thanks to @privacyguides.org for the review of our platform!
“After using their platform for the past few weeks, I can comfortably write that Hush Line accomplishes its mission astoundingly well.”
www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
“After using their platform for the past few weeks, I can comfortably write that Hush Line accomplishes its mission astoundingly well.”
www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
Episode #35 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, we're covering the latest privacy & security news! youtube.com/live/cjCNl1N...
Is Google Abandoning Open Source?｜This Week in Privacy #35 (Jan 9, 2026)
Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryptocurre...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Episode #35 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, we're covering the latest privacy & security news! youtube.com/live/cjCNl1N...
Tip lines don't work if your source doesn't know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work? www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
Hush Line review: An accessible whistleblowing platform for journalists and lawyers alike
Tip lines don't work if your source does not know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work?
www.privacyguides.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Tip lines don't work if your source doesn't know how to use them. Hush Line tries to make this process easier for the most vulnerable in society, but how does it actually work? www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
Episode #34 of This Week in Privacy is live right now, join the chat and say hi: youtube.com/live/J6W9hBe...
What Will the EU Do Next?｜This Week in Privacy #34 (Jan 3, 2026)
Happy New Year! Join us for This Week in Privacy #34!Timestamps:(Coming soon)Please 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out ...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Happy New Year from all of us at Privacy Guides 💛
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy New Year from all of us at Privacy Guides 💛
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Flock Exposes Mass Surveillance Cameras to the Internet｜This Week in Privacy #33 (Dec 26, 2025)
Happy holidays! Join us for This Week in Privacy #33!Timestamps: Coming soonPlease 👍 like and 🔔 subscribe to our channel to support our work and find out a...
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December 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Why I don't like Louis Rossmann's new cell carrier (Phreeli)
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Why I don't like Louis Rossmann's new cell carrier
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December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Why I don't like Louis Rossmann's new cell carrier (Phreeli)
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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 ta...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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End of an era 😢 youtu.be/o7GhAb-YcCI
Techlore's Forum Shut Down: What This Means for Privacy Communities
End of an era :(
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December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
End of an era 😢 youtu.be/o7GhAb-YcCI
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If you don't trust Congress to write a good budget that protects the people, you shouldn't trust them to write bills that "protect the children".
A dissection of the current crop via @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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A dissection of the current crop via @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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Dissecting Bad Internet Bills with a Digital Rights Advocate: KOSA, SCREEN Act, Section 230 Repeal
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December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
If you don't trust Congress to write a good budget that protects the people, you shouldn't trust them to write bills that "protect the children".
A dissection of the current crop via @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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A dissection of the current crop via @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hE...
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I made a quick update to BADBOOL to clarify the list is mostly U.S.-based because it is... a volunteer project based in the U.S. With that, I'll be taking the month off of updating. Thank you to everyone who's spread the word about this project, especially @privacyguides.org @freedom.press. 💕
GitHub - yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
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December 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I made a quick update to BADBOOL to clarify the list is mostly U.S.-based because it is... a volunteer project based in the U.S. With that, I'll be taking the month off of updating. Thank you to everyone who's spread the word about this project, especially @privacyguides.org @freedom.press. 💕
Last week in the United States of America, Congress began fast-tracking nearly 20 bills in a massive effort to enact massive censorship on the internet, decimate your ability to use computers privately, and severely restrict free speech online. youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo
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…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Last week in the United States of America, Congress began fast-tracking nearly 20 bills in a massive effort to enact massive censorship on the internet, decimate your ability to use computers privately, and severely restrict free speech online. youtu.be/q0hE4EM7RRo
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE