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Your email address is the key to your digital life, learning how to secure it properly is instrumental in protecting your privacy & security. In this video we'll talk about the pitfalls of mainstream email providers, suggest alternatives and how to make the transition to a new email provider smoother. Lets dive in!

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Host: Nate Bartram (he/him)

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!

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Hosts: Nate Bartram (he/him), Jonah Aragon (he/him)

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.

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More info about the Austin Technology Commission: https://www.austintexas.gov/boards-commissions/board/technology-commission

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Recording: Nate Bartram (he/him), Jonah Aragon (he/him)

#ai #surveillance #austin #privacy

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!

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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.

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Dr. Strover is a Professor in Communication at the University of Texas, where she co-directs the Technology and Information Policy Institute. Among other things, she researches Artificial Intelligence issues including social media-based disinformation and as publicly-deployed technologies. In this talk, she goes over her research from the last several years surrounding public opinion on surveillance. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF-Austin Interactive.

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Hugh Forrest is the former co-president of South by Southwest and co-founder of SXSW Interactive, where many modern tech names were made. In this talk, Hugh talks about where Interactive 2007 went wrong and what lessons we can learn for the future of tech. Recorded March 13, 2026 at EFF-Austin Interactive.

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The 'dark sword' exploit affects over 220 million iPhones running outdated iOS versions, the FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, a Tennessee grandmother was jailed after an AI facial recognition error linked her to fraud, and much more, join us for This Week In Privacy #45!

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When you send a message you assume it's private, however depending on what tool you choose this might not be the case! In this video we dive into issues with popular encrypted messengers and offer recommendations on what to use instead.

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Host: Nate Bartram (he/him)

#privacy #whatsapp #telegram

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.

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