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We are an impartial, non-profit media outlet dedicated to consumer tech rights and freedoms. Privacy is a human right, we need to protect it. 🏠 Find our work at www.privacyguides.org

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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 2h
It's our biggest video yet, Apple's 2015 war with the FBI. We're glad so many people liked it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5LS...
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Freddy @freddy.lol · 29/09/2026
This is our best video yet - please give it a watch!
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 29/09/2026
In 2016, a locked iPhone 5C sparked a massive showdown between Apple and the FBI. When the US government demanded Apple push a modified compromised update to bypass iOS Security, it created a national debate: Where does individual privacy end and public safety begin? youtube.com/watch?v=p5LS...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 25/09/2026
📹 Episode 72 of This Week in Privacy's recording is now available on your favorite podcast app! Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/8cab2f49
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F-Droid 2.0 Is a Game Changer
F-Droid just released their 2.0 update, the biggest update to the app in...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 25/09/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #72 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about F-Droid releasing their 2.0 update, the biggest update to the app in years. We'll also be covering the latest #privacy & #security news! 👋 Come watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@PrivacyGuid...
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F-Droid 2.0 Is a Game Changer
F-Droid just released their 2.0 update, the biggest update to the app in years, Discord is rolling out age verification once again, researchers have found a ...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 23/09/2026
This Cyberattack is Going Viral. Can You Spot It? #ClickFix #cybersecurity
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 23/09/2026
Signal No Longer Requires Phone Numbers! What's the Catch? privacy #cybersecurity #SecureMessaging #FOSS
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 20/09/2026
💬 How does your Instant Messenger stack up? We created a tier-list video ranking them all from best to worst! 🥇 Did your favorite messenger get put in S-tier? Watch our video to find out! ⬇️ youtu.be/p3uEh0GUma4 #privacy #messenger #security
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 19/09/2026
📹 Episode 71 of This Week in Privacy's recording is now available on your favorite podcast app! Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/64f39043
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Signal Numberless Registration is Here!
Signal has rolled out registration without a phone number on Android in...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 18/09/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #71 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Signal finally allowing you to register an account without a phone number. We'll also be covering the latest #privacy & #security news! 👋 Come watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@PrivacyGuid...
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Signal Numberless Registration is Here!
Signal has rolled registration without a phone number on Android in beta, Revolut breached customer data through fake law enforcement requests, X Chat has my...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 16/09/2026
GrapheneOS is Getting RCS Encryption! #cybersecurity #Android #RCS #GrapheneOS
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 15/09/2026
⚠️ Big tech's privacy promises are misleading! 🎤 We sat down with Melanie Ensign, CEO of @discernibleinc.bsky.social and former communications lead for Facebook, Uber, AT&T, and DEF CON. In this interview she pulls back the curtain on how these large tech corporations actually approach privacy.
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 12/09/2026
📹 Episode 70 of This Week in Privacy's recording is now available on your favorite podcast app! Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/3e7dd390
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The New Apple Watch is Always Listening?!
Apple's new watches are always listening with their new Live Rewind...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 11/09/2026
🚨 This Week In #Privacy #70 is live, we'll be talking about the new #AppleWatch functions that seem to be always listening, plus much more! 👋 Come watch and join the Q&A! streamyard.com/watch/krvaKJ... #cybersecurity #podcast #livestream #Apple #AI #Siri #TWIP #PrivacyGuides
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The New Apple Watch is Always Listening?!
Apple's new watches are always listening with their new Live Rewind feature, GrapheneOS plans to overhaul all it's default apps, LG's TVs have been caught listening even when they're offline or on…
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 11/09/2026
Your TV Is Watching You. Even When It's Off. #LG #privacy #SmartTV #IoT #TV #GamersNexus
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 09/09/2026
🎙️ Just uploaded a new interview: Why Big Tech's Privacy Promises Are Lies. Have a listen! interviews.privacyguides.org/episod…
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Why Big Tech's Privacy Promises Are Lies
Melanie Ensign is the founder and CEO of Discernible and former...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 07/09/2026
Google has finally finished killing ad blockers #Manifest #Chrome #uBlockOrigin #AdBlocker
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 04/09/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #69 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about how Google may have removed a key security feature from their Pixel 11 devices. We'll also be covering the latest privacy & security news! 👋 Come watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 31/08/2026
Google Made the Pixel 11 LESS Secure?! #cybersecurity #Android #grapheneos
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 29/08/2026
Why Meta's $18bn Settlement Isn't a Win #privacy #Meta #SocialMedia
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 28/08/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #68 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about how Nitter was just sent a cease and desist from X (Twitter) raising concerns over other frontends suffering the same fate. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! youtube.com/live/JW8RS_Z... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #Tech
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 28/08/2026
🔒 How does your Password Manager stack up? We created a tierlist video ranking them all from best to worst! 🥇 Did your favourite password manager get put in S-tier? Watch our video to find out! ⬇️ youtu.be/-zfDdQ2vzlw #security #passwordmanager #cybersecurity
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 27/08/2026
AliExpress Uses Inaudible Sounds to Fingerprint Users #privacy #AliExpress #eCommerce
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 21/08/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #67 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about how Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Microsoft Copilot Continues To Be A Nightmare.
Microsoft’s Copilot had a one-click vulnerability that let attackers quietly exfiltrate data, no user interaction required beyond a single click. Microsoft's...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 20/08/2026
Flock Isn't the Only Threat #privacy #surveillance #podcast
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 16/08/2026
Why the New US "Hack Back" Policy is Bad #cybersecurity #politics #podcast
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 15/08/2026
Will GrapheneOS Support the Pixel 11? #Android #podcast #Graphene #Pixel #privacy #FOSS #cybersecurity #GrapheneOS #Google #Pixel11
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 15/08/2026
Should You Get a Pixel 11? #privacy #Graphene #GrapheneOS #Android #Google #tech #cybersecurity
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 14/08/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #66 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about the Pixel 11 and whether it will support custom operating systems, we'll also be covering the latest privacy & security news. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides
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The Pixel 11 is Here, Will it Support GrapheneOS?
Google has announced it's new chip the Tensor G6 which brings serious security upgrades to the new Pixel 11 devices, is it a good idea to pre-order or should...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 13/08/2026
We'd like to extend our gratitude to @capecellular.bsky.social for becoming an organizational member of Privacy Guides. Becoming a member is the best way to support our privacy advocacy work and protect privacy rights at a time when the world needs it most 💛 www.privacyguides.org/en/about/don...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 11/08/2026
Should Proton Make a Web Browser? #privacy #podcast
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 09/08/2026
How Surveillance Makes Everyone a Criminal #privacy #Flock #podcast
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 09/08/2026
This Bug Makes Apple's Private Relay Pointless #privacy #PrivateRelay #Apple
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 08/08/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #65 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be discussing how Apple's iCloud Private Relay is leaking your real IP address, and covering the latest privacy & security news. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Apple's "Private" Relay Exposed Your IP Address?!
Researchers have discovered a host of issue's with Apple's iCloud Private Relay, namely one that allowed websites to see a user's hidden IP address, Linux ma...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 02/08/2026
Companies Are Making Privacy Even Harder #surveillance #MSG #TaylorSwift #MadisonSquareGarden #Pokemon #Nintendo
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 02/08/2026
What's the Best Private Ring Alternative? #Ring #privacy
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 01/08/2026
This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested #privacy #cybersecurity #activism #Android
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 31/07/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #64 will be live in 30 minutes, an activist has been charged with a felony for providing a "duress code" which wiped his GrapheneOS device, and covering the latest news. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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This GrapheneOS Feature Can Get You Arrested
An activist has been charged with a felony for providing a "duress code" which wiped his GrapheneOS device, we'll be discussing the legal implications and th...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 24/07/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #63 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Mullvad's Co-owner making a controversial political donation and covering the latest privacy & security news. 👋 Come and watch and join the Q&A! www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 24/07/2026
🚨 Important deadline coming up (July 25)! Americans should comment on FCC docket numbers 17-59 and 02-278, speaking out against their proposal to require government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number for all phone lines in the USA.
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🇺🇸 Leave FCC Comment, Deadline Tomorrow
The deadline to comment on the FCC’s proposed rule to require government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number for every phone line in the US is July 25. You can submit a comment by…
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 16/07/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy Update 🚨 ℹ️ To make the show more accessible, we're moving the show forward 2 hours ⏰ We'll be going live Friday at 2PM CDT ⏰ We hope you can make it! 👋 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #privacyguides #twip #privacy
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 13/07/2026
How ICE is Attacking Free Speech #FreeSpeech #privacy #ICE
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 10/07/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #61 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Apple adding a keylogger to the iOS app store, and covering the latest privacy & security news. 👋 Join us live and join the Q&A! youtube.com/live/7J-OylA... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 03/07/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #60 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about CalyxOS coming back with a stable build, and covering the latest privacy & security news. 👋 Come join and chat with us live! youtube.com/live/RAE8-ak... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 26/06/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #59 will be live in 30 minutes, it's a quiet news week, so we'll be taking questions from the community and covering the latest privacy & security news. Join us live and chat with the community! 😊 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 19/06/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #58 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be discussing GrapheneOS' new Android 17 experimental release and also covering the latest privacy & security news. Join us live and chat with the community! 😊 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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GrapheneOS Android 17 is here!
Android 17 has officially launched and GrapheneOS has just released an experimental build with a stable release coming soon, the United States controversial ...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 12/06/2026
🚨 This Week In Privacy #57 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about Flock automated license readers framing innocent people and covering the latest privacy & security news. Join us live and chat with the community! 😊 www.youtube.com/@privacyguid... #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #TWIP
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License Plate Readers Are Framing Innocent People
Automated license readers by Flock have tied a person who was miles away to a violent crime effectively framing them, the state of Massachusetts in the US ha...
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 09/06/2026
We're Making It Easier to Check Your Android Apps! #Android #cybersecurity
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 08/06/2026
MIcrosoft's Latest "Dumpster Fire:" Threatening Researchers! #Microsoft #cybersecurity
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Privacy Guides @privacyguides.org · 05/06/2026
Rights exist so that you do not have to argue every time for the legitimacy of your everyday freedoms. Without an explicit right to your opacity, the rights you do already have can be called into question. www.privacyguides.org/posts/2026/0...
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No Right to Remain Silent: Negative Rights in a Positive-Rights World
Rights exist so that you do not have to argue every time for the legitimacy of your everyday freedoms. Without an explicit right to your opacity, the rights you do already have can be called into…
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