Operations Security

On episode #2, we continue discussing privacy news. This is our first episode dedicated solely to news. Today, we talked about the following topics: Android Changes affecting Graphene, OpenSNP shuts down, Apple gets fined $ 150 million for app tracking transparency, Roblox partners with Google on ads, Google has E2EE for Gmail business users, Bruce Schneier posting about asking about cell phone OPSEC at the border, Intimate images from kink and LGBTQ+ dating apps left exposed online, and Privacy Guides with the April fools joke.

We would love to hear back from you if you have any questions you would like answered on the show. Contact us at haris [at] bridgesafelabs.com.

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Links discussed during this podcast episode:

https://opensnp.org/ 

https://tzovar.as/sunsetting-opensnp/ 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/genetic-sharing-site-opensnp-to-shut-down-citing-concerns-of-data-privacy-and-rise-in-authoritarian-governments/ 

https://www.404media.co/open-source-genetic-database-opensnp-shuts-down-to-protect-users-from-authoritarian-governments/ 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fined-150-million-over-app-tracking-transparency-issues/ 

https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/press-release/targeted-advertising-autorite-de-la-concurrence-imposes-fine-eu150000000-apple 

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/roblox-partners-with-google-on-ads/ 

https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/immersive-ads-roblox/ 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-rolls-out-easy-end-to-end-encryption-for-gmail-business-users/ 

https://workspace.google.com/blog/identity-and-security/gmail-easy-end-to-end-encryption-all-businesses 

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/google-under-fire-for-data-mining-student-email-messages/2014/03 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/08/04/how-closely-is-google-really-reading-your-e-mail/ 

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/cell-phone-opsec-for-border-crossings.html#comments

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/04/intimate-images-from-kink-and-lgbtq-dating-apps-left-exposed-online 

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/ 

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/google-workspace-encryption-wp.pdf

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05m5m5v327o

On episode #1, we start off by introducing the mission of Bridge Safe Labs and the team behind it. From there, we start off by level-setting the definition and the namesake of the podcast: Operations Security. Then the conversation shifts to discussing why privacy is important. We will end off by discussing privacy news and new privacy tools we have learned about recently

We would love to hear back from you if you have any questions you would like answered on the show. 

Contact:

haris [at] bridgesafelabs.com

Links discussed during this podcast episode:

https://nym.com/pricing

https://github.com/nymtech/nym

https://nym.com/blog/more-than-a-vpn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVtw-4Eox2E

https://safing.io/spn/

https://obscura.net/

https://obscura.net/#how

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/mullvad-partnered-with-obscura-vpn

https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/

https://inteltechniques.com/blog/2025/03/24/sendowl-terminating-free-ebook-updates/

https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/vpn/the-customizable-vivaldi-browser-adds-built-in-protonvpn-163824848.html

https://privacytests.org/

https://vivaldi.com/source/

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-browser-open-source/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-delete-your-23andme-data