This episode was originally recorded and released on July 16th, 2021. This week we’re covering: Is audacity spyware, raising the alarm on NSA spying, and Amazon’s Ring cameras roll out E2EE. All news sources are linked in the show notes on usefathom.com/weekly.

1. Is the open-source audio software tool Audacity now spyware for Russian companies?
2. Raising the Alarm (Again) on NSA Domestic Spying
3. Ring’s end-to-end encryption is rolling out globally

This episode was originally recorded and released on July 2nd, 2021. This week I’m covering: Apple Airtag speaker removal, fake names, Telegrams video calling, Google maps on iOS and governments using facial recognition software. All news sources are linked in the show notes on usefathom.com/weekly.

1. A letter sent to the EU and US governments to ban surveillance-based advertising
2. Secure chat app Wickr was acquired by Amazon
3. GETTR is a buggy, leaky Twitter clone with huge privacy and security holes
4. Google delays blocking third-party cookies in Chrome until 2023

This episode was originally recorded and released on July 2nd, 2021. This week I’m covering: Apple Airtag speaker removal, fake names, Telegrams video calling, Google maps on iOS and governments using facial recognition software. All news sources are linked in the show notes on usefathom.com/weekly.

1. Airtag speaker removal
2. Is the future of earning online using a fake name?
3. Telegram adds group videos
4. Google maps on iOS is not privacy-focused
5. Private companies sell facial recognition software to governments, but no one is keeping track